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Ham is considered the ancestor of all Africans, as almost all of his descendants moved south from the Middle East after Babel. Even Canaan's descendants eventually settled in northern Africa.As for the "curse of Ham," blame it on Noah's hangover. I think it's a poignant illustration of the fact that words have power, and that your circumstances are no excuse for saying something hurtful to those you love. No matter what we're dealing with, we need to learn to control our tongue.For the record, Ham did not instantly become a black man when Noah pronounced that curse on him and Canaan. That took generations of living under the African sun. Most Scottish and Irish people have some hamitic ancestry, and they're white.

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