Todd Clippard

Topic(s): Bible Study, Old Testament

Most scholars generally agree the Caucasian peoples are the descendants of Japheth. Shem is considered the father of the Asian (sometimes called Mongoloid) peoples, and Ham the father of the black, or Negroid peoples. However, we would do well to remember all "races" (more accurately COLORS) of people ultimately descended from the common parents of all mankind - Adam and Eve.

Additionally, there is no biblical evidence to support the commonly held idea that dark skin was the result of the curses placed upon Cain (Gen 4:15) or upon Ham (Gen 9:25).

Skin color is determined by genetics, and has absolutely no bearing on the ability of people of differing color to bear children together, nor is their any relationship between skin color and intelligence.

The word race (as referring to skin color) does not appear in the Bible, and in my opinion, is not a proper word to describe differences in skin color. There are so many diversities in skin color as to make distinctions sometimes impossible to identify. It seems the word race is used to separate men when in truth, there is only one race - the human race.