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 Living Bible The Living Bible, this wording was changed to "to relieve himself", which is also found in most other non-literal English translations. The Living Bible The Living Bible (TLB) is an English language paraphrase of the Bible created by Kenneth N. Taylor and first published in 1971. Taylor used the American Standard Version of 1901 as his base text. According to "Ken Taylor, God's Voice In The Vernacular" by Harold Myra in a 1979 issue of "Christianity Today", Taylor explained the inspiration for preparing "The Living Bible:" The children were one of the chief inspirations for producing the Living Bible. Our