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A modern Amharic commentary on Genesis cites the nineteenth century theory and the earlier European theory which state that blacks were subjected to whites as a result of the curse of Ham, but it calls this belief a false teaching which is unsupported by the text of the Bible, it emphatically points out that Noah's curse did not fall upon all ...
The damnation of Ham, 19th century. What is commonly known as "The Curse of Ham" was not bestowed upon Ham himself; rather, Noah indirectly cursed him through his son Canaan. The Talmud presents two possible explanations, one attributed to Rabbi Abba Arikha and one to Rabbi Samuel, for what Ham did to Noah to warrant the curse. [6]
This painting shows Noah cursing Ham. Smith and Young both taught that Black people were under the curse of Ham, [1] [2] and the curse of Cain. [3]: 27 [4] [5]Teachings on the biblical curse of Cain and the curse of Ham in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and their effects on Black people in the LDS Church have changed throughout the church's history.
According to Genesis 9:20–27, Noah became drunk and afterward cursed Canaan. This is the Curse of Canaan, called the [13] "Curse of Ham" since Classical antiquity because of the interpretation that Canaan was punished for his father Ham's sins. [14] However, there are interpretations that Canaan was the sole sinner himself. [15]
The latter interpretation would clarify why Canaan, as the product of this illicit union, was cursed by Noah. [20] Alternatively, Canaan could be the perpetrator himself as the Bible describes the illicit deed being committed by Noah's "youngest son", with Ham being consistently described as the middle son in other verses. [28]
The Book of Abraham, considered scripture in the LDS movement, denotes that an Egyptian king by the name of Pharaoh was a descendant of Ham and the Canaanites, [54] who were Black, that Noah had cursed his lineage so they did not have the right to the priesthood, [55] and that all Egyptians descended from him. [56]
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According to the Book of Genesis, after Noah became drunk and Ham dishonored his father, upon awakening Noah pronounced a curse on Ham's youngest son, Canaan, stating that his offspring would be the "servants of servants". Of Ham's four sons, Canaan fathered the Canaanites, while Mizraim fathered the Egyptians, Cush the Cushites, and Phut the ...