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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=902434712-15102007>someone asked me the
following very simple question - and I don't have an answer for
them.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=902434712-15102007>1. Rashi says that
the first thing that Noach did after leaving the ark was to plant the
vineyard</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=902434712-15102007><SPAN
class=902434712-15102007>2. Rashi says that as a result of the drinking and
actions of cham, he cursed cham's 4th son k'naan</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=902434712-15102007><SPAN
class=902434712-15102007>3. even though k'naan had relations in the ark, lo
shamanu that he had children there. T</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN class=902434712-15102007><SPAN class=902434712-15102007>he yotzei
hatevah were only Noach and sons and wives.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=902434712-15102007><SPAN
class=902434712-15102007>(although I did find some that say that k'naan was
actually the first son, and was born as they left the
ark)</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=902434712-15102007><SPAN
class=902434712-15102007>question - where did k'naan come
from?</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=902434712-15102007><SPAN
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=902434712-15102007><SPAN
class=902434712-15102007>it would appear that we are incorrect in assuming that
the planting/etc occurred shortly after leaving the
ark</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=902434712-15102007><SPAN
class=902434712-15102007></SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=902434712-15102007><SPAN
class=902434712-15102007>(and yet its difficult to say that Noah sat around for
several yrs doing nothing, and then finally when he decided to plant incorrectly
planted a vineyard first)</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=902434712-15102007><SPAN
class=902434712-15102007><SPAN class=902434712-15102007>if you have seen
anything on this, pls let me know where to
look</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=902434712-15102007><SPAN
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class=902434712-15102007>thanks,</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=902434712-15102007><SPAN
class=902434712-15102007><SPAN class=902434712-15102007>Mordechai
Cohen</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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