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Well, let's look at it:
Genesis 9:20-23
And Noah began to be a farmer, and he planted a vineyard. 21 Then he drank of the wine and was drunk, and became uncovered in his tent. 22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside. 23 But Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and went backward and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were turned away, and they did not see their father’s nakedness
So, in verse 21 we see that Noah got drunk and became uncovered in his tent, IE naked. Is this just coincidental? If Ham seeing his fathers nakedness mean sex with his mother, why do we have this verse here telling us that Noah was also literally naked?
Verse 22, if we read it according to your interpretation, Ham not only has sex with his own mother but then goes and brags about it to his brothers.
Verse 23, whom are Shem and Japheth covering? It says they covered the nakedness of their father, so does that mean they covered their mother? Their mother isn't drunk, is she just laying there naked and unable to cover herself? If they are covering Noah, then what has that got to do with Ham having sex with his mother? Neither explanation makes any sense at all.
It's the last half of verse 23 which is your greatest obstacle:
"Their faces were turned away, and they did not see their father’s nakedness"
This passage actually disproves what you have set out to prove, that seeing someones nakedness in this case means sex. According to this scripture, it also means just seeing someone naked. Notice it says their faces were turned away? The natural reading of this text is that they covered up their naked father. The passage itself is contradicting your interpretation, brother.
Genesis 9:20-23
And Noah began to be a farmer, and he planted a vineyard. 21 Then he drank of the wine and was drunk, and became uncovered in his tent. 22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside. 23 But Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and went backward and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were turned away, and they did not see their father’s nakedness
So, in verse 21 we see that Noah got drunk and became uncovered in his tent, IE naked. Is this just coincidental? If Ham seeing his fathers nakedness mean sex with his mother, why do we have this verse here telling us that Noah was also literally naked?
Verse 22, if we read it according to your interpretation, Ham not only has sex with his own mother but then goes and brags about it to his brothers.
Verse 23, whom are Shem and Japheth covering? It says they covered the nakedness of their father, so does that mean they covered their mother? Their mother isn't drunk, is she just laying there naked and unable to cover herself? If they are covering Noah, then what has that got to do with Ham having sex with his mother? Neither explanation makes any sense at all.
It's the last half of verse 23 which is your greatest obstacle:
"Their faces were turned away, and they did not see their father’s nakedness"
This passage actually disproves what you have set out to prove, that seeing someones nakedness in this case means sex. According to this scripture, it also means just seeing someone naked. Notice it says their faces were turned away? The natural reading of this text is that they covered up their naked father. The passage itself is contradicting your interpretation, brother.
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