Curse of Ham Curse of Ham The Curse of Ham is the curse upon Canaan, Ham's son, that was imposed by the biblical patriarch Noah. The curse occurs in the Book of Genesis and concerns Noah's drunkenness and the accompanying shameful act perpetrated by his son Ham, the father of Canaan (). The controversies raised by this story regarding the nature of Ham's transgression, and the question of why Noah cursed Canaan when Ham had sinned, have been debated for over 2,000 years. The story's original purpose may have been to justify the subjection of the Canaanite people to the Israelites, but in
Church of the Resurrection of the Widow's Son Church of the Resurrection of the Widow's Son The Church of the Resurrection of the Widow's Son () or simply the Church of the Son of the Widow, is the name given to a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located in the village of Nein in northern Israel. Is dedicated to the resurrection of the son of the widow it refers to one of the miracles of Jesus described in the Bible. Church of the Resurrection of the widow's son is in the central part of the village Na'in, on the northern slope of Mount Moreh