Swedenborg's analysis of Genesis 9:18 in Arcana Coelestia ('A.C.'): Verse 18. And the sons of Noah, that went forth from the ark, were Shem, and Ham , and Japheth; and Ham is the father of Canaan (A.C. n. 1060.)...That "Shem" signifies the internal church, "Ham" the church corrupted, and "Japheth" the