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    Ham

    HAM

    Meaning

    Hot; Warm; Burnt

    Hebrew origin · Boy · First in Genesis

    What it points to

    Ham's story teaches the profound importance of honoring those who have gone before us — even in their weakness. How we respond to the failures of others reveals our own character.

    Verses · King James Version

    “And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.”

    Genesis 9:22

    “And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.”

    Genesis 10:6

    Most used in the 1880s (US records)

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