Son of Noah (Gen. 5: 32; Gen. 6: 10; Gen. 7: 13); cursed (Gen. 9: 18-22). The names of his descendants are given in Gen. 10: 6-7; they were the southern nations

Cush = the dark-skinned race of eastern Africa and southern Arabia.

Mizraim = Egyptians.

Phut = Libyans.

Canaan = inhabitants of Palestine before arrival of the Semitic races.

See also Abr. 1: 21-27, where we learn among other things that Ham’s wife and daughter were named Egyptus, and that a portion of Ham’s descendants settled in Egypt. Cf. Ps. 78: 51; Ps. 105: 23; Ps. 106: 22.