Curse of Ham the ark and "was smitten in his skin"; according to another, Noah cursed him because he castrated his father. Although the Talmud refers only to Ham, the version brought in a midrash goes on further to say "Ham, that Cush came from him" in reference to the blackness, that the curse did not apply to all of Ham but only to his eldest son Cush, Cush being a sub-Saharan African. Thus, two distinct traditions existed, one explaining dark skin as the result of a curse on Ham, the other explaining slavery by the separate curse on Canaan. The concepts were
Church of the Resurrection of the Widow's Son Church of the Resurrection of the Widow's Son The Church of the Resurrection of the Widow's Son () or simply the Church of the Son of the Widow, is the name given to a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located in the village of Nein in northern Israel. Is dedicated to the resurrection of the son of the widow it refers to one of the miracles of Jesus described in the Bible. Church of the Resurrection of the widow's son is in the central part of the village Na'in, on the northern slope of Mount Moreh