How Did Human “Races” Develop?
Today, common usage of the word “race” refers to groups of people with distinguishing physical characteristics such as skin color, shape of eyes, and type of hair. Unfortunately, the term “race” was applied to different groupings of humans, even though there is only one race–the human race. This term came into popular usage with the growing acceptance of evolutionism in the late 1800s. One should realize that the word “race,” referring to physical characteristics, hardly ever occurs in the Bible. Instead, the word “nation” is used more than 200 times. To appreciate how minor these human variations are, consider the large variations in the dog family. Most varieties of domestic dogs have been produced during the past 300 years. Dogs may be white, black, red, yellow, spotted, tiny, huge, hairy, almost hairless, cute, or not-so-cute. Their temperaments and abilities also vary widely. Since the domestic dog can interbreed with the wolf, the coyote, the dingo, and the jackal, all are part
