... agree upon and that is the story of Noah's sons Shem, Ham and Japheth. Now, the disagreement does not stop there. Many people believe that the son's of Noah are actually nations themselves and not individual persons and naturally others believe the reverse. With the way the story is interpreted, it gives the idea ... and lay naked in a tent and Ham was the first to see this and did not cover his father. Instead Ham went to tell his two brothers and Shem and Japheth went to cover their father. When they told Noah what had happened when he awoke he simply said, "Cursed be Canaan! The ... ...

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... the "Pearl Of Great Price"; it contained the Books of Moses and Abraham as translated by Joseph Smith. It wasn't until 1880 that the "Pearl of Great Price" became common Holy Scripture and was incorporated with the "Book of Mormon". It eventually became a major tool in justifying the denial of Priesthood to anyone of African decent. The life of the biblical ... Satan commanded him to perform the task. Because of his decision to worship Satan "not only was Cain called upon to suffer, but because of his wickedness he became the father of an inferior race"2. Cain's decedents became known a...

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