Question about Genesis 9:22-27

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Why did Noah get so mad and what did Ham do wrong?

Here is the Passage.

22 Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father's nakedness and told his two brothers outside.
23 But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it across their shoulders; then they walked in backward and covered their father's nakedness. Their faces were turned the other way so that they would not see their father's nakedness.
24 When Noah awoke from his wine and found out what his youngest son had done to him,
25 he said, "Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves will he be to his brothers."
26 He also said, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the slave of Shem.
27 May God extend the territory of Japheth; may Japheth live in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his slave."

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Why did Noah get so mad and what did Ham do wrong?

Here is the Passage.

22 Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father's nakedness and told his two brothers outside.
23 But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it across their shoulders; then they walked in backward and covered their father's nakedness. Their faces were turned the other way so that they would not see their father's nakedness.
24 When Noah awoke from his wine and found out what his youngest son had done to him,
25 he said, "Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves will he be to his brothers."
26 He also said, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the slave of Shem.
27 May God extend the territory of Japheth; may Japheth live in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his slave."

Thank you to anybody who helps.

Hi, and welcome to "One Bread, One Body" of Christian Forums (I noticed that this is your first post).

There are various interpretations to this part, but here are the two that I know of:
1. The most logical explanation is that Ham told his brothers about their father, mocking him and laughing at him, in other words was being rather disrespectful to his father.
2. This is the most radical explanation: Ham either raped his father or castrated him.

Hope that helps! :wave:
 
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