Bradley Embry's Nakedness Of Noah

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Bradley Embry presents a counter claim that Noah's reaction against Ham was simply the act of seeing Noah uncovered that warranted the cursing. Others tend to argue the “nakedness of Noah” is a sexual intercourse reference supported by the story of Lot (Gen. 19:30-38) and prohibitions on incestuous relationships (Lev. 18:1:30, 20:10-21). Embry explains that Noah's nakedness is an evil inclination that survives from the Fall account. While the story of Lot and his daughters have certain shared features, and introduces the issue of incest there are more dissimilarities that call for caution. He reminds that “uncovering nakedness” is very serious in the culture of this time. Furthermore, the Levitical references are always in response to an action

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