Canaan

Role: son of Ham · First appears: Genesis 9

In Genesis 9, Canaan is identified as the son of Ham. After Noah declared, “Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren,” he was named servant to Shem and Japheth: “Canaan shall be his servant.”

In Genesis 10, Canaan became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth.

Relationship record

Life events

• Noah cursed Canaan, declaring him a servant to his brethren.(Genesis 9)
  • With: Noah
  • “And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.”
• Noah blessed God of Shem and declared Canaan his servant.(Genesis 9)
  • With: Noah God Shem
  • “And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.”
• Noah declared that God would enlarge Japheth and that Canaan would serve him.(Genesis 9)
  • With: Noah Japheth Shem
  • “God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.”
• Ham and Cush fathered the recorded descendants of their respective branches.(Genesis 10)
  • With: Ham Cush Mizraim Phut Seba Havilah Sabtah Raamah Sabtechah Sheba Dedan
  • “And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtechah: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.”

Genesis 9

• parent: Ham “And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.”
• judge: Noah “And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.”
• with Shem (Canaan is declared to be Shem's servant.) “And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.”
• with Japheth (Canaan is declared to be Japheth's servant.) “God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.”

Genesis 10

• child: Sidon “And Canaan begat Sidon his first born, and Heth,”
• child: Heth “And Canaan begat Sidon his first born, and Heth,”

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Extracted from the original text of The Five Books of Moses. Made with Rho MD.