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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Hamites</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/h/hamites.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/1_chronicles/4-40.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/h/hamites.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Hamites</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/h/hamishah.htm" title="Hamishah">◄</a> Hamites <a href="/topical/h/hamlet.htm" title="Hamlet">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>The term "Hamites" refers to the descendants of Ham, one of the three sons of Noah, as outlined in the Table of Nations in <a href="/bsb/genesis/10.htm">Genesis 10</a>. According to the biblical account, Ham's descendants settled in various regions, primarily in Africa and parts of the Near East. The Bible provides a genealogical record of Ham's lineage, which includes several notable figures and nations.<br><br><b>Biblical Genealogy and Nations</b><br><br>Ham had four sons: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan (<a href="/genesis/10-6.htm">Genesis 10:6</a>). Each of these sons became the progenitors of various peoples and nations:<br><br>1. <b>Cush</b>: Often associated with the region of Ethiopia or Nubia, Cush is considered the ancestor of the Cushites. The Bible mentions Cush in several contexts, including the mighty hunter Nimrod, who is described as "a mighty hunter before the LORD" (<a href="/genesis/10-9.htm">Genesis 10:9</a>). Nimrod's kingdom included Babel, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh in the land of Shinar.<br><br>2. <b>Mizraim</b>: This name is commonly identified with Egypt. The descendants of Mizraim are believed to have established the ancient Egyptian civilization. The Bible frequently refers to Egypt as "Mizraim" in the Hebrew text, highlighting its significance in biblical history.<br><br>3. <b>Put</b>: The descendants of Put are traditionally associated with the region of Libya in North Africa. Although the Bible provides limited information about Put, it is mentioned in prophetic texts concerning judgment against nations (<a href="/ezekiel/30-5.htm">Ezekiel 30:5</a>).<br><br>4. <b>Canaan</b>: The Canaanites, descendants of Canaan, settled in the land that would later become known as the Promised Land. The Bible lists several Canaanite tribes, including the Hittites, Jebusites, Amorites, and others (<a href="/genesis/10-15.htm">Genesis 10:15-18</a>). The Canaanites are frequently mentioned in the context of Israel's conquest of the land under Joshua.<br><br><b>Cultural and Historical Context</b><br><br>The Hamites played a significant role in the ancient Near East and Africa. The civilizations that arose from Ham's descendants, particularly Egypt and Canaan, were influential in the biblical narrative. Egypt, for instance, was a place of refuge for Abraham and later became the land of bondage for the Israelites before the Exodus. The Canaanites, on the other hand, were often in conflict with the Israelites as they settled in the Promised Land.<br><br><b>The Curse of Canaan</b><br><br>A notable event involving Ham is the incident of Noah's drunkenness, recorded in <a href="/genesis/9-20.htm">Genesis 9:20-27</a>. Ham saw his father's nakedness and told his brothers, Shem and Japheth, who then covered their father. When Noah awoke and learned what had happened, he pronounced a curse, not on Ham, but on Canaan, Ham's son: "Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers" (<a href="/genesis/9-25.htm">Genesis 9:25</a>). This curse has been the subject of much interpretation and discussion throughout history.<br><br><b>Theological Implications</b><br><br>From a theological perspective, the account of the Hamites underscores the diversity of nations and peoples that emerged after the Flood. It also highlights the sovereignty of God in the distribution of nations and the unfolding of His redemptive plan through history. The interactions between the descendants of Ham and the Israelites serve as a backdrop for many biblical events, illustrating themes of judgment, redemption, and the fulfillment of God's promises.<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/2526.htm"><span class="l">2526. Cham -- a son of Noah, also his desc., also a name for <b>...</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition a son of Noah, also his desc., also<br> a name for Egyptians NASB Word Usage Ham (15), <b>Hamites</b>* (1). Ham. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2526.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm"><span class="l">4480. min -- from</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1), distance* (3), doing* (2), due (4), either (2), ever (1), exclusive (1), facing<br> (2), far* (2), forever* (3), forsaking* (2), gone (2), <b>Hamites</b>* (1), help <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4480.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 8k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/leupold/exposition_of_genesis_volume_1/chapter_xxiv.htm"><span class="l">Chapter xxiv</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Abraham's purpose, however, in abhorring such a union will not only have been a<br> desire to perpetuate pure Semitic stock, for the Canaanites were <b>Hamites</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xxiv.htm</font><p><a href="/library/leupold/exposition_of_genesis_volume_1/chapter_x.htm"><span class="l">Chapter x</span></a> <br><b>...</b> See v.5 above. This summarizing verse for the <b>Hamites</b>, differing slightly from<br> v.5 in its arrangement of terms, is essentially the same as that verse. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter x.htm</font><p><a href="/library/leupold/exposition_of_genesis_volume_1/chapter_v.htm"><span class="l">Chapter v</span></a> <br><b>...</b> may mean "renown." Ham, Hebrew cham, may be derived from the root chamam, "to be<br> hot," and may thus involve a reference to the fact that most <b>Hamites</b> live in <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter v.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/s/shu'hamites.htm"><span class="l">Shu'<b>hamites</b> (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br>Shu'<b>hamites</b>. Shuhamites, Shu'<b>hamites</b>. Shuhite . Multi-Version<br> Concordance Shu'<b>hamites</b> (2 Occurrences). Numbers 26:42 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/shu'hamites.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/h/hamites.htm"><span class="l"><b>Hamites</b> (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Hamites</b> (2 Occurrences). 1 Chronicles 4:40 And<br> they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/h/hamites.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/shuhite.htm"><span class="l">Shuhite (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/shuhite.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/semites.htm"><span class="l">Semites</span></a><br><b>...</b> The grounds for the inclusion of these Biblical <b>Hamites</b> among the Semites are chiefly<br> linguistic, although political, commercial and religious affinities are <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/semites.htm - 27k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/semitic.htm"><span class="l">Semitic</span></a><br><b>...</b> The grounds for the inclusion of these Biblical <b>Hamites</b> among the Semites are chiefly<br> linguistic, although political, commercial and religious affinities are <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/semitic.htm - 28k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/allon.htm"><span class="l">Allon (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (2.) The son of Jedaiah, of the family of the Simeonites, who expelled the<br><b>Hamites</b> from the valley of Gedor (1 Chronicles 4:37). Int. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/allon.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/shuhamites.htm"><span class="l">Shuhamites (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/shuhamites.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/h/hamlet.htm"><span class="l">Hamlet (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/h/hamlet.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/h/hamishah.htm"><span class="l">Hamishah (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/h/hamishah.htm - 6k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Shem-Ham-Japheth.html">What is the biblical account of Shem, Ham, and Japheth? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Hamites (2 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-40.htm">1 Chronicles 4:40</a></span><br />And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they that dwelt there aforetime were of Ham.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-41.htm">1 Chronicles 4:41</a></span><br />These written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and struck their tents, and the Meunim who were found there, and destroyed them utterly to this day, and lived in their place; because there was pasture there for their flocks.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/h/hamites.htm">Hamites</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/jonah.htm">Jonah (30 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/jericho.htm">Jericho (59 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/impotent.htm">Impotent (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/interpret.htm">Interpret (27 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/t/tirza.htm">Tirza</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/representation.htm">Representation (6 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/represent.htm">Represent (10 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/endor.htm">Endor (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/dor.htm">Dor (7 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/meadow.htm">Meadow (8 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/capharsalama.htm">Capharsalama</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/as.htm">As (39600 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/samaria.htm">Samaria (123 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/leper.htm">Leper (34 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job (60 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hamlets.htm">Hamlets (38 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/z/zoan.htm">Zoan (7 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/leprosy.htm">Leprosy (51 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hamites.htm">Hamites (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/princes.htm">Princes (324 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/philippi.htm">Philippi (8 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/borrowing.htm">Borrowing (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/backslide.htm">Backslide</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/archaeology.htm">Archaeology</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/minor.htm">Minor (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/asia.htm">Asia (22 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/resurrection.htm">Resurrection (42 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus (10891 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/h/hamishah.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hamishah"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hamishah" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/h/hamlet.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hamlet"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hamlet" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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