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Abraham was alive several generations BEFORE the Hebrews moved to Eypt, because they moved under the leadership of Abraham's grandson, Jacob.
Abraham came with his family to Canaan (Genesis ch.12). The traditional date for this event is 1737 BCE.Moses led the Israelites towards Canaan but died before they entered the land (Deuteronomy ch.34). A few days later, Joshua brought the Israelites into Canaan (Israel). Our traditions place that event in 1272 BCE.Our traditions state that Abraham founded what we call Judaism. It remained on a voluntary basis until the Giving of the Torah in the time of Moses, when it became binding.
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According to tradition, the earliest movement of the Jews (Hebrews) was when Abraham and his followers came to Canaan (today's Israel), 3800 years ago (Genesis ch.12).
Ancestors of Abraham Lincoln lived in Hingham, Norfolk, England.
Genesis teaches us about world origins, how the nations came to be, and the early generations of the Israelites and their forbears. From people such as Abraham and his family, we learn many forms of righteousness.
The 613 commandments came from the Torah and the tradition is that Abraham is the father of the Jewish people. Abraham came from Ur-Kasdim, in Western Asia.Answer:It was the sages of the Talmud (Makkot 23b) who stated that the exact number of the Torah's commands is 613. They didn't list the mitzvot (commands), but later Rabbis (Rambam, Ramban, Ikkarim, Smag and others) have done so.The commands themselves came to be through the prophecy of God to Moses (Exodus 24:12).
The first Jew, Abraham came from Canaan (now Israel). Jews then were in Egypt as slaves during the reign of Ramses. Moses 'delivered' the Israellites and lead the Jews to a 40 year journey through the Sinai to Israel.
The Zaboor (pslams in the Bible) was revealed to Hazrat Dawud Alayhis-Salaam.
Abraham was the great-grandfather of Joseph. Abraham to Isaac to Jacob to Joseph.
Moses climbed Mount Sinai to receive the Ten Commandments from God after the Israelites had left Egypt. Abraham moved to Canaan many years before Moses, as part of God's promise to make his descendants a great nation.
The kohanim (priesthood) came after the Torah was given. It is mentioned in Exodus 28 and elsewhere in the Torah. Before that, there was an ancient priesthood consisting of the firstborn Israelite males of all the Israelite Tribes. This ceased when the kohanim began serving.