>>509562633In the Book of Genesis, the curse of Ham is described as a curse which was imposed upon Ham's son Canaan by the patriarch Noah. It occurs in the context of Noah's drunkenness and it is provoked by a shameful act that was perpetrated by Noah's son Ham, who "saw the nakedness of his father". The exact nature of Ham's transgression and the reason Noah cursed Canaan when Ham had sinned have been debated for over 2,000 years.
God promised Noah that no harm would come to those aboard the ark. Noah's sons knew that they would be given land after the flood receded. Ham was greedy, and wanted more land for himself. On the ark, Ham had tried to kill his brothers, poisoning, and throwing them overboard. Each time he failed, because God protected them, as he had promised Noah.
After the flood Noah announced that he wanted to have a 4th son. This infuriated Ham he wasn't happy splitting the world 3 ways with his brothers, splitting it 4 ways would mean even less. Ham got Noah drunk, and when Noah was sleeping, Ham went into his tent and castrated Noah.
Shem and Japheth went backwards into the tent, to avoid seeing Noah naked, and bandaged Noah's wound.
When Noah awoke he knew what his youngest son had done to him.
Genesis 9:24-27
24 And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.
25 And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
26 And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
27 God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
Canaan was Ham's 4th son. Because Ham had prevented Noah from having a 4th son, Ham's 4th son was cursed with blackness.