Difference between revisions of "Ham"

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'''Ham''' was the youngest son of [[Noah]] as described in the [[Book of Genesis]] in the [[Bible]]. He and his wife were aboard the [[Noah's Ark|Ark]] when the [[Great Flood]] came.  Ham saw his father naked after he had been drinking wine, but did not cover him, and instead told his brothers. As a result, he was cursed by Noah.
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''This is about the meat Ham. For the biblical character, see [[Ham (biblical character)]].''
 
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'''Ham''' is generally the term used for meat originating from a pig, or perhaps a boar; although traditionally ham can pertain to the meat from the thigh/buttock area of any animal slaughtered for meat.
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Ham had four sons: [[Cush]], [[Mizraim]], [[Phut]], and [[Canaan (son of Ham)|Canaan]].
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Ham is generally cured by some method, either dry curing (using salt) or wet-curing (using brine).
 
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Eating ham is prohibited by many religions around the world.
 
  
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* [[Pork]], i.e., [[pig]] meat
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[[Category:Book of Genesis Persons]]

Latest revision as of 16:45, April 27, 2010

Ham was the youngest son of Noah as described in the Book of Genesis in the Bible. He and his wife were aboard the Ark when the Great Flood came. Ham saw his father naked after he had been drinking wine, but did not cover him, and instead told his brothers. As a result, he was cursed by Noah.

Ham had four sons: Cush, Mizraim, Phut, and Canaan.

See also