Jews don't bury their dead with servants, boats or other artifacts to take with them to the next world. We Jews believe that the only thing you can take with you are the good deeds (mitzvot; Divine commands) which you fulfilled in this world.
they believed in a positive afterlife.
It compared to those of the Mesopotamians was deeply woven into Egyptian culture.
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the north have slavery but the south did have slavery
(Hebrews 6:20)
You can't compare them. Hypertonicity is a term used in biology, therefore it is part of reality. Death is the only certain thing in life and the afterlife is a term, thought up by people who are afraid of death, which has no basis in reality.
First, it should be noted that the ancient Israelite religion is different from later forms of Judaism. The Hebrews were forbidden to talk to the dead, as nomads, burial meant moving on. The Mesopotamians believed that there was an underworld and one's status in the underworld directly stemmed from how well the burial rites were performed. Those less fortunate were doomed to eat dust for all eternity, while others could sit and listen to music.
While they both virtually always had multiple, clearly defined gods, they did have differences ranging in size from very small to very large. Centuries of cultural mingling, though, have left behind a legacy of shared ideas.
While they both virtually always had multiple, clearly defined gods, they did have differences ranging in size from very small to very large. Centuries of cultural mingling, though, have left behind a legacy of shared ideas.
While they both virtually always had multiple, clearly defined gods, they did have differences ranging in size from very small to very large. Centuries of cultural mingling, though, have left behind a legacy of shared ideas.
While they both virtually always had multiple, clearly defined gods, they did have differences ranging in size from very small to very large. Centuries of cultural mingling, though, have left behind a legacy of shared ideas.