Ham

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Ham is a biblical figure known as one of Noah’s sons and a progenitor of several ancient peoples mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Ham canonical 9
Ham (traditional identification) 1
Ham people 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Noah’s son
biblical figure
progenitor
appearsInChapter Genesis 10
Genesis 5
Genesis 6
Genesis 7
Genesis 8
Genesis 9
appearsInStory Noah’s drunkenness
associatedWithRegion Africa
Canaan
Egypt
childOf Noah
Noah’s wife
descendantsListedIn Table of Nations
describedAs younger son of Noah in some traditions
fatherOf Canaan
Cush
Mizraim
linked to: Egypt

Put
genealogicalRole ancestor of several ancient Near Eastern peoples
hasDescendantGroup Caphtorim (via Mizraim in some traditions)
Casluhim (via Mizraim in some traditions)
Ludim (via Mizraim in some traditions)
Naphtuhim (via Mizraim in some traditions)
Pathrusim (via Mizraim in some traditions)
Philistines (via Mizraim in some traditions)
linked to: Philistines
landOfHamMentionedIn Psalms
languageOfName Hebrew
mentionedIn Book of Genesis
Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh
nameTransliteratedAs Ḥam
nameWrittenInHebrew חָם
progenitorOf Canaanites
Cushites
linked to: Nubians

Egyptians
Libyans
relatedCurseNarrative Curse of Canaan
religiousTradition Christianity
Islam
Judaism
roleInNarrative passenger on Noah’s Ark
witness of the Flood
scripturalStatus patriarchal ancestor
siblingOf Japheth
Shem
traditionallyLinkedTo land of Ham

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Noah parentOf Ham
The Drunkenness of Noah (Michelangelo fresco) showsFigure Ham
subject linked to: Drunkenness of Noah
Put listedAsSonOf Ham
Bajju neighboringEthnicGroups Ham people
linked to: Ham
Japheth siblingOf Ham
Naamah (traditional Jewish identification) motherOf Ham (traditional identification)
linked to: Ham
Shem hasSibling Ham
Genesis 5 mentions Ham