Races of people living on earth?

Answer 1

I'm assuming you are asking how the races came to be. From a biblical perspective the answer largely depends on how we interpret the story of creation. Christian Theology teaches that all of us are descendents from Adam and Eve. This is likely a misinterpretation. It is difficult to conceive that after the earth was created that God would only put two people on the entire planet. On the sixth day the earth was finished and God says " let us make man in our image ". The latest interpretation makes things a bit more sensible. " Let us make mankind in our image ". In other words on the sixth day the earth was finished and populated. That is when God put the different races on the earth and in this way everyone would have been given the same fair start. Just like there are varieties of plants and animals God made varieties of people.

Answer 2

The Torah speaks of three branches of post-Flood mankind: Yefet (Jafeth), Ham, and Shem (the three sons of Noah; Genesis ch.10).
The children of Yefet are (broadly speaking) the Europeans (Caucasians).
The children of Ham include the ancient Egyptians, Canaanites, Nubians, Bantu (and sub-Saharan Africans in general), and many others.
The children of Shem include the ancient Assyrians, Elamites, Arameans, Lyddians, and other Semitic peoples. One group of Semites gave rise to the Arabs, Hebrews, Moabites, Ammonites, Edumeans and others.

Answer 3

Some of the major racial categories include Caucasian (white), Black or African American, Asian, Native American or Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and Hispanic or Latino. It's important to note that race is a social construct and individuals may identify with multiple racial or ethnic backgrounds.