17 The rainbow will be the sign of that solemn promise.
18 Noah and his sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, came out of the boat. Ham later had a son named Canaan.
19 All people on earth are descendants of Noah's three sons.
20 Noah farmed the land and was the first to plant a vineyard.
21 One day he got drunk and was lying naked in his tent.
22 Ham entered the tent and saw him naked, then went back outside and told his brothers.
23 Shem and Japheth put a robe over their shoulders and walked backwards into the tent. Without looking at their father, they placed it over his body.