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
Israel College of the Bible Israel College of the Bible Israel College of the Bible (המכללה למקרא) is the only Hebrew speaking accredited Bible college in Israel. The private college is an independent academically accredited institution. The campus moved to its new premises in Netanya, Israel in 2010, and has several hundred students in its programs. Israel College of the Bible hosts a large Messianic library. Israel College of the Bible (ICB) was founded in 1990 and provides theological and practical training at a bible school inside the country for Israelis who would previously have had to travel abroad for equivalent courses. It provides theological