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
Darvin Ham Ham is the son of Wilmer Jones-Ham, the first female mayor of Saginaw, serving from 2001 to 2005. Darvin Ham is married to Deneitra Ham. They both went to Texas Tech. His son, Darvin Ham Jr., plays for Northwood University. Darvin Ham Darvin Ham (born July 23, 1973) is an American retired professional basketball player and is currently working as the top assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played eight seasons in the NBA from 1996 to 2005 and later for the Philippine Basketball Association and NBA Development League until 2008. After attending