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Now when the flood had abated and the ark had come to rest upon the top of a mountain, Noah and his family descended the mountain and after offering sacrifices unto the Lord and dedicating the land, they began to till the ground and raise all manner of crops.
2
And when the grape harvest was come in, Noah made wine and drank of the new wine in his tent and his heart was made glad and he rejoiced before the Lord for the bounty which the Lord had given him.
3
And it was upon the Feast of Pentecost when Noah drank of the new wine before the Lord and lay down naked in his tent to sleep.
4
When Ham, the son of Noah, entered the tent he saw his father sleeping naked upon his bed with the sacred garments which had been given to Adam in the garden of Eden laying nearby.
5
Ham knew that he and his posterity could not bear the priesthood because of the curse of Cain which was upon them and knowing there was great power in the sacred garments, he stole them from his Father Noah and hurried to his tents.
6
Rousing his family, Ham instructed them to strike their tents and led them away to the plain of Shinar where he dwelt and where Ham died.
7
Now Ham's wife was named Zeptah and she was also of the seed of Cain and they had a daughter named Zeptah.
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This daughter, after the death of Ham, led a body of his people westward until they reached a body of water in the land of Zeptah which is Egypt where they settled and as the waters receded from off the land they spread out and built many cities and temples.