I Chronicles 1:8

A prevalent misinterpretation ties this neutral genealogy to the 'Curse of Ham' from Genesis 9, falsely claiming it condemns all Ham's descendants—often stereotyped as Africans—to perpetual servitude or inferiority, historically justifying slavery and racism; in reality, the curse targeted only Canaan for specific reasons unrelated to race, this verse contains no curse or judgment, serving solely as a historical record of national origins without moral implications.

This verse lists the four sons of Ham, Noah's second son—Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan—as part of the comprehensive genealogies in 1 Chronicles that trace humanity's lineages from Adam through the flood to Israel. It establishes the ancestral origins of various nations, particularly those in Africa (Cush as Ethiopia, Mizraim as Egypt, Put as Libya) and the Levant (Canaan), highlighting God's orderly preservation of diverse peoples post-flood and connecting Israel's history to its broader Semitic and Hamitic roots for the post-exilic community's identity.