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Ham

A man, in the time of the Patriarchs · Early Patriarch · named in 10 verses

the name means Warm Easton's Bible Dictionary

Ham, one of Noah's three sons, was the father of Canaan and the ancestor of various nations.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Warm, hot, and hence the south;

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

Family

Parents Noah, Naamah
Children Canaan, Cush, Egypt, Put
Siblings Shem, Japheth

From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.

First named at Genesis 5:32.

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Verses that name Ham