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CHAM, CHAMITES

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CHAM

(A.V. Ham). Son of Noah and progenitor of one of the three great races of men
whose ethnographical table is given by Genesis 10. Wherever the three sons of
Noah are enumerated in the Bible, Cham is placed between Sem and Japhet. We may
gather, however, from Genesis 9:24 that this enumeration is not based on their
age, since Cham is there spoken of as the "younger son" of Noah, as compared,
apparently, with both his brothers. The only incident of the life of Cham after
the deluge, which is recorded in the Bible, is that related in Genesis 9:21-24.
Cham sees his father under the influence of wine lying naked in his tent. He
tells his brothers, who respectfully cover the patriarch. The sequel makes it
plain that Cham was, on this occasion, guilty of great irreverence. For when
Noah hears of the conduct of his sons he blesses Shem and Japhet, with their
posterity, and he pronounces a curse, not on Cham, but on his son Chanaan and
his descendants, predicting that they will be the servants of their bretheren.
(For a fuller treatment of this point see Chanaan, Chanaanites.)




THE CHAMITES

The natives and tribes which descent from Cham are enumerated in Genesis
10:6-20. They are divided into four great families: Chus, Mesram, Phuth, and
Chanaan. The Cushites are found in the valleys of the Euphrates and Tigris, in
Arabia, and also in Africa. Mesram is Egypt. Phuth, less known, seems to have
occupied regions west of Egypt, particularly Libya. Chanaan comprised the
numerous tribes whose country was subsequently occupied by Israel. The Chamites
were, consequently, spread over an immense extent of territory. They founded the
greatest empires of antiquity, Assyria, Babylonia, Egypt, Phoenicia. In Asia
they were early replaced or subjugated by Semites. In Africa they have been
likewise overcome, in the course of time, by the races of Sem and Japhet. This
subjection has meant, in general, the triumph of a higher civilization, purer
morals, and a more spiritual religion. (See Lenormant, "Hist. ancienne de
l'Orient", I, 96 sq.)


ABOUT THIS PAGE

APA citation. Reilly, W. (1908). Cham, Chamites. In The Catholic Encyclopedia.
New York: Robert Appleton Company. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03566b.htm

MLA citation. Reilly, Wendell. "Cham, Chamites." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol.
3. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908.
<http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03566b.htm>.

Transcription. This article was transcribed for New Advent by William D.
Neville.

Ecclesiastical approbation. Nihil Obstat. November 1, 1908. Remy Lafort, S.T.D.,
Censor. Imprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York.

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