In Genesis's Noah's Ark story, which son planted a vineyard after the Flood?

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In Genesis's Noah's Ark story, Noah planted a vineyard after the Flood. Genesis 9:20 identifies him as a man of the soil who planted a vineyard, then describes him drinking wine and becoming drunk inside his tent.

This episode occurs after Noah, his sons, and the animals leave the Ark. It is part of the post-Flood narrative and follows God's covenant with Noah. The vineyard detail also explains why Genesis next discusses Noah's tent, his sons' actions, and the blessings and curse that follow.

A common mistake is to assign the vineyard to one of Noah's sons because the surrounding passage focuses on Shem, Ham, and Japheth. The text, however, explicitly makes Noah the planter. The sons become important in the immediately following incident, but they do not plant the vineyard in the stated account.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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