The Bible does not indicate that Shem, Ham and Japeth were "white, black and yellow" as is asserted. We know that the children of Israel we descended from Shem because the Bible gives that genealogy, but there is nothing to indicate that Ham was "black" or Japeth was "yellow" or Oriental. These are suppositions based upon the fact that some of Ham’s descendents settled in Northern Africa and one of Japeth’s descendents was named, "Javan", which some think might be the antecedent of Japan. However, this is ONLY a supposition or theory and is not something that can be proved from the Bible.
Those whose formal field of study is racial characteristics have proven that many of the North American "Indians" are descended from Asiatic people.
The Bible is not a historical record of the world and all its people but, after the first ten chapters of Genesis, the rest of the Bible is primarily concerned with the descendents of Abraham and only mentions other people as they come in contact with the chosen people.
Much of today’s speculation is of two primary origins:
Those who are racist in their ideology, believing that one group of people is superior to others because of the color of their skin or the texture of their hair.
Those who want to merge all people together, regardless of cultural differences, out of "political correctness".
Many of those who nominally believe the Bible do not recognize that Moses married a woman whose skin was black and the Bible gives no restrictions on racial "mixing". The Bible DOES warn against believers marrying and taking up the habits of unbelievers but that’s about the extent of Bible teaching in the area of "race".
The real truth is that all of mankind have the opportunity to become sons of God through the grace of God and the blood of our Savior, Jesus.
Those whose formal field of study is racial characteristics have proven that many of the North American "Indians" are descended from Asiatic people.
The Bible is not a historical record of the world and all its people but, after the first ten chapters of Genesis, the rest of the Bible is primarily concerned with the descendents of Abraham and only mentions other people as they come in contact with the chosen people.
Much of today’s speculation is of two primary origins:
Those who are racist in their ideology, believing that one group of people is superior to others because of the color of their skin or the texture of their hair.
Those who want to merge all people together, regardless of cultural differences, out of "political correctness".
Many of those who nominally believe the Bible do not recognize that Moses married a woman whose skin was black and the Bible gives no restrictions on racial "mixing". The Bible DOES warn against believers marrying and taking up the habits of unbelievers but that’s about the extent of Bible teaching in the area of "race".
The real truth is that all of mankind have the opportunity to become sons of God through the grace of God and the blood of our Savior, Jesus.
