The Legend of the Fourth Son of Noah

The exact nature of Ham's crime against the drunken Noah has long fascinated exegetes, who have been left dissatisfied by the simple voyeurism described in the biblical text. One particularly interesting explanation, namely, that Ham actually castrated his father, first emerges in a Talmudic ac...

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Main Author: Gero, Stephen (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1980
In: Harvard theological review
Year: 1980, Volume: 73, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 321-330
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Summary:The exact nature of Ham's crime against the drunken Noah has long fascinated exegetes, who have been left dissatisfied by the simple voyeurism described in the biblical text. One particularly interesting explanation, namely, that Ham actually castrated his father, first emerges in a Talmudic account of a debate about Gen 9:24 between Rav and Samuel, two renowned third-century Babylonian rabbis
ISSN:1475-4517
Contains:Enthalten in: Harvard theological review
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0017816000002200