Judaism

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This paper on Judaism explains the three basic tenets of Judaism. This paper also relates these tenets to the beliefs of the Christians. The paper illustrates the importance of Torah, Monotheism, and good deeds to the belief of the Jews.

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"Abraham was the founder of Judaism. The account of his life in Genesis, though considered today to be not historical, is nevertheless in accord with the historical facts dating from the beginning of the second millennium BC. According to the story, Abraham, his father Terah, his nephew Lot and his wife Sarah left Ur of the Chaldees, in southern Mesopotamia and journeyed slowly, always under the command and watchful eye of their God, towards the land Canaan, which today is known as Israel and Lebanon. After the death of Terah, Abraham became the patriarch and a covenant between God and him was established. This covenant or promise involved the certainty that Abraham's seed would inherit the land of Canaan. Within a few hundred years there were many Jews in Canaan, worshiping one god named Yahweh. In a world full of polytheistic religions came Judaism, which preached monotheism. Hence, it was Mesopotamia, which gave rise to the Jews."

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