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According to the Torah, the ancient Israelites conquered the Canaanites, but there is no mention of genocide. Some modern scholars theorize that there was no battle because the ancient Israelites WERE the Canaanites.
Orthodox Jews wear phylacteries as a reminder of their Scriptures.
The first Christians were Jews and were accustomed to Jewish scriptures which became Christian scripture as well.
Absolutely nothing. Diwali is a Hindu festival. It is not recognised by Judaism.
Muslims believe that Jews and Christians corrupted the Scriptures given to them with the purpose of strengthening their power.
The apocrypha was NOT included in the Bible. These are the books rejected by Jews who cannonized the scriptures.
All Jews are Hebraic, in that the Ancient Hebrews were the ancestors of Jews today. Tradition holds that the Jews came from Israel. Archaealogical evidence of Jews (known as Hebrews in ancient times) in Israel dates back 3600 years.
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Jews are descendants of the ancient Hebrews, who practice the religion of Judaism.
I think the person asking the question meant to say OldTestament. Neither the Old nor the New Testament was called that until they were compiled as the Bible in the late 14th century.
Yes, by millions of Jews and more than a billion Christians.