The Origin Of The Races.

[Scott Hutchinson]

Ok we know the Bible does not teach racial superiority and we know from one blood God made many nations. God loves all people the same.
But I am curious in the Bible where do we find the origins of different races of humanity ? I get asked this question from time to time,but I can't answer it.

I'm thankful That God is no respecter of persons,and all people are equal in His sight.

[Timmy]

Ok we know the Bible does not teach racial superiority and we know from one blood God made many nations. God loves all people the same.
But I am curious in the Bible where do we find the origins of different races of humanity ? I get asked this question from time to time,but I can't answer it.

I'm thankful That God is no respecter of persons,and all people are equal in His sight.

Well, there's always the theory that Noah's three sons were the fathers of the "three" main races. (Sounds made-up from whole cloth, to me.)

[Aquila]

Ok we know the Bible does not teach racial superiority and we know from one blood God made many nations. God loves all people the same.
But I am curious in the Bible where do we find the origins of different races of humanity ? I get asked this question from time to time,but I can't answer it.

I'm thankful That God is no respecter of persons,and all people are equal in His sight.

I'd say that the decendents of Noah who settled in the Shinar valley are the group of people that the races came from. According to the Bible, during the building of the Tower of Babel God divided their tongue into many different languages. No doubt language groups began to associate with one another and migrated to various places where they could live among those who spoke their own language.

[Amanah]

there is no such thing as different races of people.

we have a common origin, from that common origin, people settled in different areas on the planet where different traits evolved based on geography, as trade routes developed and people began to intermingle again, any geographically evolved differences have been blended.

race is a social construct.

[Scott Hutchinson]

there is no such thing as different races of people.

we have a common origin, from that common origin, people settled in different areas on the planet where different traits evolved based on geography, as trade routes developed and people began to intermingle again, any geographically evolved differences have been blended.

race is a social construct.

I understand,but sometimes I have been asked why is there different pigments of skin on people ? I usually say because God loves variety in His garden.

[Scott Hutchinson]

I'd say that the decendents of Noah who settled in the Shinar valley are the group of people that the races came from. According to the Bible, during the building of the Tower of Babel God divided their tongue into many different languages. No doubt language groups began to associate with one another and migrated to various places where they could live among those who spoke their own language.

Someone has said the children of Noah were born with different pigments of skin and this very well might be so.
Anyways someone started a cruel lie that said being dark was a curse,and alot of so-called Christians believed and taught that terrible doctrine.

[RandyWayne]

I believe they started in a few of the Southern states where moonshiners raced the police who were obviously trying to bust them, thus NASCAR was born.

Many foot based races were started in ancient Greece, with many individual civilizations adding their own unique spin such as the yearly ruler of Easter island being chosen based on a race down a cliff and across a short stretch of ocean in a race to bring back a certain egg.

A more current race is the result of some Network executives who thought it would be a great idea to create teams of two, while giving each team a funny (but obvious sounding) name such as "The Dating Couple" and sending them around the world doing crazy stunts, with all the groups inevitably getting bunched up at an airport no matter how much time was between the couple in first and the couple in last place.

Hope this helps!

[Scott Hutchinson]

I believe they started in a few of the Southern states where moonshiners raced the police who were obviously trying to bust them, thus NASCAR was born.

Many foot based races were started in ancient Greece, with many individual civilizations adding their own unique spin such as the yearly ruler of Easter island being chosen based on a race down a cliff and across a short stretch of ocean in a race to bring back a certain egg.

A more current race is the result of some Network executives who thought it would be a great idea to create teams of two, while giving each team a funny (but obvious sounding) name and sending them around the world doing crazy stunts, with all the groups inevitably getting bunched up at an airport no matter how much time was between the couple in first and the couple in last place.

Hope this helps!

I do appreciate the info.

[Scott Hutchinson]

Here is a race song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1P2VGT86PQ&feature=related

[Austin]

How do we get all these different breeds of dogs, cats, birds, etc?

They are genetic off springs of genes which are affected by other elements such as breeding, environment, food, exposure to various elements that affect our DNA and chemistry.

Even internal exposures of things such as physical impurities.

[Aquila]

Someone has said the children of Noah were born with different pigments of skin and this very well might be so.
Anyways someone started a cruel lie that said being dark was a curse,and alot of so-called Christians believed and taught that terrible doctrine.

Yes, they believe it is the mark of Cain. They also used the idea to justify their enslavement of those with darker skin. That's why I didn't even mention it. I believe pigmentation among the races is the result of dominant and recessive genes among those people's who united and spread out into the world under a given language that was the result of Babels judgment.

[Aquila]

I believe they started in a few of the Southern states where moonshiners raced the police who were obviously trying to bust them, thus NASCAR was born.

Many foot based races were started in ancient Greece, with many individual civilizations adding their own unique spin such as the yearly ruler of Easter island being chosen based on a race down a cliff and across a short stretch of ocean in a race to bring back a certain egg.

A more current race is the result of some Network executives who thought it would be a great idea to create teams of two, while giving each team a funny (but obvious sounding) name such as "The Dating Couple" and sending them around the world doing crazy stunts, with all the groups inevitably getting bunched up at an airport no matter how much time was between the couple in first and the couple in last place.

Hope this helps!

:toofunny

[Aquila]

How do we get all these different breeds of dogs, cats, birds, etc?

They are genetic off springs of genes which are affected by other elements such as breeding, environment, food, exposure to various elements that affect our DNA and chemistry.

Even internal exposures of things such as physical impurities.

Good point.

[seekerman]

Arnold Murray teaches that the races, mankind, was created on the sixth day, but that Adam was created on the eighth day.