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The 7 to 1 ratio also seems to be consistent with the ark’s human cargo. Noah brought 3 sons, and each man on the ark had a wife. However, terminology from Leviticus 18:7 suggests that Ham had a forbidden sexual relationship with Noah’s wife in Genesis 9:22, producing Canaan. Thus, Noah cursed Canaan in Genesis 9:25, much like Moses warranted the excommunication of the inbred in Deuteronomy 22:30-23:2. Thus, Ham might be considered as the lone unclean and impure passenger on board the ark relative to the 7 perfect or pure family members.