When Noah woke up and learnt what his youngest son Ham had done,
Lamech said, “I'll name him Noah because he will give us comfort, as we struggle hard to make a living on this land that the LORD has put under a curse.”
Shem and Japheth put a robe over their shoulders and walked backwards into the tent. Without looking at their father, they placed it over his body.
he said, “I now put a curse on Canaan! He will be the lowest slave of his brothers.