Curse of Ham that, in 1st millennium Babylonia, looking at another person's genitals was indeed regarded as a serious matter. Other ancient commentators suggested that Ham was guilty of more than what the Bible says. The "Targum Onqelos" has Ham gossiping about his father's drunken disgrace "in the street" (a reading which has a basis in the original Hebrew), so that being held up to public mockery was what had angered Noah; as the "Cave of Treasures" (4th century) puts it, "Ham laughed at his father's shame and did not cover it, but laughed about it and mocked." Ancient commentaries have also debated
Museum of the Bible Construction. The architectural design team was led by SmithGroupJJR. In October 2018, the museum announced that expert examination led it to conclude that five of its sixteen fragments of Dead Sea Scrolls (bought by founder Steve Green) were forgeries and would no longer be displayed. According to researchers in Germany, those five showed "characteristics inconsistent with ancient origin". The exhibitions intend to offer a scholarly perspective on the impact of the Bible in history. Bible scholar David Trobisch, director of the museum's collections, was hired to advise on new acquisitions, identify the storylines for the museum's exhibits, and supervise a