First conundrum:

We know that some women from Cain's bloodline married into Seth's bloodline, the family from which Noah descended. We also know that some women from Cain's bloodline had intimate relations with angels and begat Giants.

• Genesis 6:4 "The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old, men of renown..."

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The Bible states that the Giants (Naphidim) were the heroes of antiquity. It should be noted that antiquity generally refers to classical antiquity, i.e. the period from the 8th century B.C. to the 4th century A.D. in the Mediterranean region, in particular the Greek and Roman civilizations. In other words, the giants (Naphidim) were descendants of Japhet.

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It is written in Genesis 15:19-21, that the giants who populated the Promised Land were not only comprised of Canaanites, but also of Kenites, Kenizites, Kadmonites, Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaim, Amorites, Girgashites and Jebusites. When reviewing the biblical references to these giants, it is very difficult to draw a clear conclusion as to their identity. However, much can be deduced about the spiritual significance of their names. 

Kenite

is derived from the name Cain. Thus, the Kenites or Cainites were descendants of Cain, from the lineage of Japhet. They seem to have been well respected in the Scriptures. Skilled artists, they lived near Mount Sinai and developed fruitful trade relations with other tribes living in the region. But they had conflicting relations with the Canaanites. See the story of Ehud's assassination of Eglon and Jael's murder of Sisera. (Judges 3 and 4)

With regard to Cain, his skin is thought to be white for the following reasons:

It's a fact that black skin is the origin of all skin colors. As Adam and Eve were black-skinned, their first son Cain could have been born with a pale complexion. It's important to understand that, contrary to preconceived ideas, so-called “black” people are not limited by a scale of skin tones, as they are both dark-skinned and pale-skinned individuals in their genetic material. It should be noted that there are many well-documented cases in the world where parents of black descent have given birth to pale children.

Thus, many believe that the curse that was placed on Cain as a sign may have been a total loss of melanin in his skin. This assumption is based on some biblical verses, notably Numbers 12:9-10, where Mary (Aaron's sister) is struck with a white leprosy as a sign of a curse.

• Numbers 12:10 "So the anger of the LORD was aroused against them, and He departed. And when the cloud departed from above the tabernacle, suddenly Miriam became leprous, as white as snow."

Some texts describe Cain's complexion as similar to the color of the stars.

• Eve arose as the angel had instructed her: she gave birth to an child and his color was like that of the stars. |The Apocalypse of Moses 21.3a|

That being said, whenever the Scriptures insist on describing an individual's skin color, the implication is that this person's complexion was distinctly different from that of the rest of his family or the people around him.

Some women from the line of Cain had sexual relations with angels and gave birth to giants. Some apocryphal texts, such as the Book of Enoch, imply that the offsprings of the fallen angels were born with white skin.

• And after those days my son Methuselah chose a wife for his son Lamech and she became pregnant by him and bore a son. And his body was white like snow, and red like the flower of a rose, and the hair of his head was white like wool. And his eyes were beautiful and when he opened his eyes he made the whole house bright, like the Sun, so that the whole house was exceptionally bright. And when he was taken from the hand of the midwife he opened his mouth and spoke to the Lord of Righteousness. And his father Lamech was afraid of him, and fled, and went to his father Methuselah. And he said to him: "I have begotten a strange son; he is not like a man but is like the children of the Angels of Heaven, of a different type and not like us. And his eyes are like the rays of the Sun and his face glorious. And it seems to me that he is not sprung from me but from the Angels and I am afraid that something extraordinary may be done on the earth in his days. |Enoch 106: 1-6|

Kenizite

is derived from the Hebrew verb “qanaz” and evokes a hunter or trapper. This name does not describe a physical descent, but rather a professional activity that would be assimilated to the international trade of human beings. The Kenizites are said to be “hunters of men”, and were known for their role in the vast world of exchanging and selling humans. |Abarim Publications|

Kadmonites

is derived from the Hebrew adverb “qedem” and can mean antiquity as well as the Levant (the place where the sun rises). The denominative verb “qadam” means to precede or to be ahead, to anticipate, to be in the forefront. The noun “qadim”, meaning east or oriental, is often used to indicate a destructive wind blowing eastwards. |Abarim Publications|

Hittite 

is derived from the Hebrew verb "hatat" and means "terror". People with the hittite spirit are stealth operators who prey on the emotions with the aim of causing a sense of deep despair, torment and emotional terror. |Abarim Publications|

Rephaim

is derived from the Hebrew verb "rapa", meaning to bring down, to sink, to cause to fall, The name “repai'm” refers to the “sunken”, i.e. the spectres or ghosts of people who are no longer alive. They are described in the Bible as "giants" and "mighty men". In Ugaritic texts and Phoenician funerary inscriptions, they are depicted as healers or physicians; kings, rulers, judges, heroes and generals; gods or demi-gods; giants or titans. |Abarim Publications|

Amorite

is derived from the Hebrew verb "amar" meaning "to declare, to pronounce"; and could be literally translated as "one who speaks". People with the Amorite spirit have a need to be noticed, and revered by others, they also like to "give orders" and have people "obey" them. In other words, Amorites like to be "kings". ||Abarim Publications|

Girgashite

is derived from the Hebrew verb "garar" which means "dwellers of clay soil" or "to take and strike". People with the Girgashite spirit focus on earthly, temporal things, and despise spiritual, eternal things. |Abarim Publications|

Jebusite

is derived from the Hebrew verb "bus", which means to trample. People with the Jebusite spirit don't hesitate to belittle and humiliate others, whenever they see these "little people" trying to assert their authority. Jebusites believe that some people are inherently inferior, and have no right to show any authority. |Abarim Publications|

The Bible also mentions that there were giants right up to the time of David. Psalm 151 is a psalm attributed to King David after he slayed the giant Goliath and refers to the giants, it is found in most copies of the Septuagint, the Vetus Latina, the Vulgate, the Peshitta and various bibles of the Churches of the Three Councils, but it has been excluded from the Massoretic texts of the Hebrew Bible and the Catholic biblical canon. The implication is that these giants were of the japhetite line.

Psalm 151

I was small among my brothers, and the youngest in my father's house; I tended my father's sheep. My hands made a harp; my fingers fashioned a lyre. And who will tell my Lord? The Lord Himself; it is He who hears. It was he who sent His messenger and took me from my father's sheep, and anointed me with his anointing oil. My brothers were handsome and tall, But the Lord was not pleased with them. I went out to meet the Philistine, and he cursed me by his idols. But I drew his own sword; I beheaded him, and took away disgrace from the people of Israel.

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It should be noted that beauty and great height has always been associated with Japhet. According to Strongs, the primitive root of the name Japhet in Hebrew means to open up, enlarge or beauty, but also to delude, flatter, deceive or persuade.

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These other tribes that populated the Promised Land, were they all of the line of Ham or were they more a mixture of Hamites and Japhetites?

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Second conundrum:

In Genesis 9:24-25, it is written:

• "When Noah awoke from his drunkenness and learned what his youngest son had done to him. he said, “Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers!" 

Now, if we were to apply the genealogy of Noah's sons in accordance with the biblical context, i.e. Shem (the first-born), Ham (the second-born), Japheth (the youngest), this verse would read as follows:

• "When Noah awoke from his drunkenness and learned what his youngest son had done to him. he said, “Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers!"

In this context, the implication changes and does not exclude the fact that the name "Canaan" could be a textual corruption of Kenite or Cainite?  

In other words, Noah would not have cursed an individual named Canaan but rather the Cainite posterity?

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