How did Noah end up with three sons that looked so different? What was the mechanism? Dark skin was the curse set upon Ham
Why did these differences accumulate instead of abrogate?
How could you get these three distinct genetic types all from one set of parent?
And how did these differences accumulate such that three who were brothers gave rise to populations that looks so distinct?
I believe we once had a more diverse gene pool and we would have children that often didn’t look like us. Similar to cat or puppy litters. In time, those who looked similar were more familiar or attracted to each other and those traits became dominate and repeated, distinctive groups formed.
There is some circumstantial evidence in the Bible where parents would have several children and one would be in the same image.
Dark skin was the curse set upon Ham
Dark skin is a blessing for people who live near the equator.
re: “Dark skin was the curse set upon Ham”
It never says this in scripture. The curse is as follows from Genesis 9:24 -
“When Noah awoke from his wine and found out what his youngest son had done to him, he said, ‘Cursed be Canaan!The lowest of slaves will he be to his brothers.’”
There is no indication whatsoever that skin color was a part of the curse. Slavery has existed since man has been on earth and blacks are not the only ones to experience it.
When I was growing up I heard about the “mark” of Cain being black skin, but again, no where is this implied or described in the Scriptures. I think it was a “justification” made up by slave oweners to excuse their subjugation of blacks in the antebellum south. They tried to use the Bible in an attempt to “elevate” slavery to obedience to God - in other words - the blacks being slaves was “dictated” by God through this “mark of Cain” or “curse of Ham”, so promoted the idea that they were just “following God’s command” when they enslaved these poor Africans.
http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/nab/are-there-different-races
Skin colors are mentioned more towards the end of this article.