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The '''Curse of Ham''', a misleading expression, actually refers to the curse placed upon Canaan, a son of Ham, and a grandson of [[Noah]], according to the Book of Genesis in the [[Hebrew Bible]].

The story's original objective was to argue for a subjection of the [[Canaanites]] (supposedly descending from Canaan) to the [[Israelites]], but in later centuries, the narrative was interpreted by some Jews, Christians, and Muslims as an explanation for black skin, as well as [[slavery]] of [[Blacks]] ("[[Hamites]]").

Even religious fundamentalists now disagree with such interpretations due to the fact that in the biblical text Ham himself is not cursed and skin color is never mentioned.

== See also ==
*[[Semites]]
*[[Slavery#Slavery_by_Jews|Slavery: Slavery by Jews]]

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