In Genesis, Canaan is Noah’s grandson through his son Ham.
Genesis 9:18 identifies Ham as the father of Canaan, making Canaan Noah’s grandson. This family connection appears immediately after the flood narrative, in the account involving Noah and his sons. Genesis later lists Canaan among the descendants associated with Ham in its genealogical material.
The name is easy to confuse with other figures in the early biblical genealogies. Nimrod is also associated with Ham’s line, but Genesis 10 identifies him as a descendant of Cush, not as Noah’s grandson through Ham. Lamech and Enoch belong to different genealogical branches.
Canaan also becomes the name of a major biblical region and cultural-geographic term. The grandson’s name and the land name are related within the biblical narrative, but the question asks for Noah’s family member, not a place. The genealogy provides the specific relationship.