GENESIS—NOTE ON Genesis 9:21 became drunk. The brevity of the description of Noah’s drunkenness indicates God’s disapproval. Ham’s actions of looking on the nakedness of his father in the tent and then reporting this to his brothers bring serious criticism. There is no indication that perverse sexual behavior was involved. Though the text does not explicitly state what happened, it is clear that Ham humiliated and dishonored his father, and apparently he involved his brothers in that humiliation.

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