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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 the term used for a cured cut of [[pork]] originating from the hind legs of a [[pig]] or boar. Ham is cured to preserve it either by dry curing with [[salt]] or wet-curing using brine (salt solution).
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Ham had four sons: [[Cush]], [[Mizraim]], [[Phut]], and [[Canaan (son of Ham)|Canaan]].
  
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As with all [[pork]], in [[Judaism]] it is considered an unclean meat (non-Kosher) and is not eaten based on the [[Bible]] passage from [[Leviticus]] 11.4.
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==See also==
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[[Category:Non-Kosher foods]]
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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