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Biblical justification for slavery:
The Christian church's main justification of the concept of slavery is based on Genesis 9:25-27. According to the Bible, the worldwide
flood had concluded and there were only 8 humans alive on earth: Noah, his wife, their six sons and daughters in law. Noah's son Ham had
seen "the nakedness of his father." So, Noah laid a curse -- not on Ham, who was guilty of some type of indiscretion.
The sin was transferred to Noah's grandson Canaan. Such
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