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"I will insist that the Hebrews have done more to civilize men than any other nation ... fate had ordained the Jews to be the most essential instrument for civilizing the nations" (John Adams, 2nd President of the United States).
"Certainly, the world without the Jews would have been a radically different place. Humanity might have eventually stumbled upon all the Jewish insights, but we cannot be sure. All the great conceptual discoveries of the human intellect seem obvious and inescapable once they had been revealed, but it requires a special genius to formulate them for the first time. The Jews had this gift. To them we owe the idea of equality before the law, both Divine and human; of the sanctity of life and the dignity of human person; of the individual conscience and of collective conscience, and social responsibility" (Paul Johnson, Christian historian, author of A History of the Jews and A History of Christianity).
The long, rich history of Judaism gives the Western world much of its shape today. Many of the laws, traditions, culture and values are directly attributable to Judaism.Link: History of Judaism
The Jewish people are descendants of the Israelites.
Hebrews and Israelites are the same people. Today they are called "Jews".
They called them Hebrews, Israelites, and/or Jews. They still call them that today.
what is the name for the ancient civilization- and people- that lived in the Land of Canaan. They are the ancestors of the Israelites and formed their own early language, still in use today.
Hebrew people later became called Israelites, then Judaeans, then Jews. Today they are called Jews.
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The contributions made by the Israelites the Phoenicians and the Lydians affected our lives today since it opened us to new ideas.
It places a great debt of gratitude to God upon the Israelites and their descendants.
The real Jews (Hebrew Israelites) that the Bible speaks of are Negroes, Latinos/Hispanics and Native Americans.
The lifestyle of the Israelites changed for ever, as they now follow these laws very strictly even today.
Moses led the Israelites OUT of Egypt. Joshua led them into the promised land (roughly where Israel is today).
Canaan was geographically roughly the same as where Israel is today. It was significant because God promised it to the Israelites, and because it connects three continents and was part of several main trade routes. See also:History of the Israelites in Canaan (Israel)