Curse of Canaan
- Genesis 9:25: And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren,
- Genesis 9:26: And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant;
- Genesis 9:27: God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
It is noteworthy that the curse was made by Noah, not by God. Some biblical scholars claim that when a curse is made by a man, it could only have been effective if God supports it, unlike the curse of Ham and his descendants, which was not confirmed by God or, at least, it is not mentioned in the Bible that He had confirmed it.
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