Genesis 9:18-29

Noah’s sons came out of the ark with him: Shem, Ham (the father of Canaan), and Japheth. From these three sons of Noah the entire world was repopulated. Noah, a farmer, was the first to plant a vineyard. He drank so much of the wine he made that he got drunk and passed out naked inside his tent. And Ham, the father of Canaan, went into the tent and gazed on his shamefully exposed father. Then he went out and informed his brothers. So, Shem and Japheth took their father’s cloak and walked backwards with the cloak on their shoulders into the tent to cover up their naked father. Respectfully, they turned their faces away so as not to see their father lying there exposed. When Noah sobered up and realized what his youngest son had done to him, he uttered these words: “Cursed be your son, Canaan, and let him be the lowest of servants to his brothers.” He also said, “Worthy of praise is YAHWEH, the God of Shem! Let Canaan be Shem’s slave. May God enlarge Japheth’s family and increase his territory. May he share in the blessing of Shem, and his descendants make their homes among the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his slave also!” After the flood, Noah lived another three hundred and fifty years. Noah’s entire lifetime was nine hundred and fifty years, and then he died.