ANSWER: We have not been told the color of Adam and Eve’s skin. However, that the various races of today originated through the three sons of Noah appears evident, since all others were destroyed in the flood. Ham and his descendants were later found in parts of Arabia and Africa. Shem’s descendants settled in Mesopotamia and the east. Japheth’s descendants located in Europe and parts of Asia. The name “Ham” comes from a Hebrew word that means swarthy and sunburned. This descriptive definition, coupled with the location of his descendants, suggests that the black race came through him.