# Ham — The City of God character guide

> Ham in The City of God by Augustine of Hippo.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0002-part-i-book-i

## Who they are

Son of Noah, father of Canaan, whose descendants were cursed for his disrespect.

## In the story

### [Book XVI: The Progress of the Two Cities from Noah to Abraham and Beyond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_city_of_god_se/chapters/part-ii-book-xvi)

Ham, the middle son, is cursed in his son Canaan for his disrespect, representing heretics or those who dishonor Christ by their conduct.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_city_of_god_se/chapters/part-ii-i)

Ham sins against his father Noah by divulging his nakedness, leading to the curse upon his son Canaan.

### [What was prophetically prefigured in the sons of Noah](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_city_of_god_se/chapters/part-ii-ii)

Means 'hot'; represents heretics and wicked Christians who disturb the peace of the saints.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_city_of_god_se/chapters/part-ii-iii)

Middle son of Noah; his son Cush fathered Nimrod.

### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_city_of_god_se/chapters/part-ii-x)

Cursed son of Noah; his descendants include despisers of God, though some worshippers of God also appear among them.

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