Ham (son of Noah) word "ḥm" for "majesty" or the Egyptian word "Kmt" for "Egypt". A 2004 review of David Goldenberg's "The Curse of Ham: Race and Slavery in Early Judaism, Christianity and Islam" (2003) states that Goldenberg "argues persuasively that the biblical name Ham bears no relationship at all to the notion of blackness and as of now is of unknown etymology." indicates that Noah became the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth from the age of 500 years old, but does not list in detail their specific years. (Noah was 600 years old at the time of the flood in Genesis 7.)
The Books of the Bible single column. These changes, along with the removal of chapter and verse numbers and the recombination of divided works, are designed to "encourage meaningful units to be read in their entirety and so with greater appreciation and understanding." The format for "The Books of the Bible" was developed from 2003–2007 under the direction of Glenn Paauw, Director of Product Development at the International Bible Society (now Biblica). Editors who worked on the volume included Lisa Anderson, Paul Berry, John Dunham, Jim Rottenborn and Micah Wieringa. The graphic designer was Kate Hoyman. Consultants to the project included John R. Kohlenberger III,