God created the world for righteousness, not just for eating, going to work and sleeping. There were righteous people before Abraham's time, but not one of them came near to his superlative level of piety (Talmud, Avot ch.5). Only after Abraham had served God for many decades, did God speak to him and bring him into His covenant.
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Because Abraham chose God first. Only after Abraham had served God for many decades, did God speak to him and bring him into His covenant.
Jewish tradition and scripture hold that it was Abraham in approximately 2000 BCE.
According to Jewish tradition, yes.
According to Jewish tradition, Abraham introduced monotheism to the world.
Abraham
The three major Jewish covenants are Noah's Covenant, Abraham's Covenant, the Mosaic Covenant (Moses' Covenant.)
According to tradition, the covenant described in Genesis ch.15 took place in 1742 BCE. The covenant in Genesis ch.17 took place 24 years later.Answer:Ussher dates it 1797 BC.
Abraham, the patriarch of the Jewish faith. God made a Covenant with Abraham.
According to tradition, it is the land that Abraham settled in. It later grew to be the Jewish homeland.
None. According to Jewish tradition, Abraham founded what is now called Judaism; and Judaism doesn't have churches.
Abraham
According to Jewish tradition, it was created by Abraham in rejection of polytheism and in realizing and teaching the ways of God.
According to our tradition, it was Abraham, who proclaimed monotheism.