Canaan in Genesis 9,25–27: Servant of Brothers, Servant of God
The final clauses in Genesis 9,26–27 are often seen as continuing the curse on Canaan from verse 25. However, I will argue that verses 26–27 are Noah’s final blessing before his death, rather than part of the curse for Ham’s sin and the antecedent to the pronoun in the final clauses of verses 26–27...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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Biblische Zeitschrift
Year: 2025, Volume: 69, Issue: 1, Pages: 119-128 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Genesis 9,25-27
/ Canaan
/ Ham Biblical character
/ Curse
/ Noah
/ Blessing
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Noah’s Blessing
B curse of Ham B curse of Canaan B Genesis 9 |
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| Summary: | The final clauses in Genesis 9,26–27 are often seen as continuing the curse on Canaan from verse 25. However, I will argue that verses 26–27 are Noah’s final blessing before his death, rather than part of the curse for Ham’s sin and the antecedent to the pronoun in the final clauses of verses 26–27 is God. So, Canaan is a servant of his brothers in verse 25 but he is a servant of God not of Shem or Japheth in the blessing formula (V. 26–27). I will show that verse 26 is focused upon blessing, identifying, and serving Yhwh while verse 27 shows the relationship between each individual and God (enlarging Japheth, dwelling with Shem, and served by Canaan). |
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| ISSN: | 2589-0468 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblische Zeitschrift
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.30965/25890468-06901006 |