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Has There Been A Misrepresentation of Blacks in the Bible

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Was there a book in the bible that was solely dedicated to Black women? Was there a Black surrogate mother in the bible? Did Jesus have one Black apostle? Was there a Black king in the bible? These are just a few of the questions that will be addressed on this show. However, the main question this show will address is has there been an intention misrepresentation of Blacks in the bible.
Historically, some Christians have interpreted the Biblical passages so that the "mark" is thought to be part of the "curse". In the 19th century Latter Day Saints (known as 'Mormons') commonly assumed that Cain's "mark" was black skin, and that Cain's descendants were black and still under Cain's curse.
While the majority, if not all, of Cain's descendants would have been killed in the great flood, according to Mormons from the late 19th to mid 20th century, Cain's bloodline was preserved on the ark through Egyptus, wife of Ham (son of Noah). The Book of Abraham, accepted by Mormons as part of their canon, is the source of the story of this Egyptus who preserves "the curse.... as pertaining to the Priesthood" by surviving the flood as Ham's wife. One must note, however, that in this canonized source no connection is made between her and Cain (her lineage is not given), nor is anything mentioned concerning her skin color. Thus, though Mormons combined the widespread belief that Cain's curse was a blackness of skin with another idea common in Europe and America (that the curse of Ham for seeing his father's nakedness was black skin), the idea that Ham's wife preserved a curse of black skin inherited from Cain that was passed on is not canonized doctrine. This interpretation is now generally rejected by mainstream Mormons.

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