Why Was Canaan Cursed?
Why did Noah curse his grandson Canaan? This boy’s father, Ham, saw Noah’s nakedness, and as a result, Noah cursed Canaan, who became the patriarch of Israel’s enemies, the Canaanites. The story seems capricious on the surface, in contrast to so much reasonable history in Genesis. Let’s take another look at what happened. On Oct. 8, 2009 this Canaan article was updated with a scientific discovery and scientific predictions! UPDATED Oct. 8, 2009: Scientific Discovery and Three Predictions: Scientific predictions and a discovery explaining the human X and Y chromosome distribution worldwide present themselves from the Bible study in the paper below. Actual measured mutation rates, as reported by Ann Gibbon in Science magazine for example, indicate that if these rates have been constant, “mitochondrial Eve… would be a mere 6000 years old.” Regardless of whether we use the 6,000 year date or even if we increase that by one or two orders of magnitude as some evolutionists prefer, this findi
