No, that's the wrong way around. The country or gentile people of Ashkenaz existed long before Jews ever came there. Western Jews are called Ashkenazim because they dwelt in that country for a time.
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Because Israel and the area around it is where most of the bible is set and where Jesus lived. Jerusalem, BEthlemhem etc all thereAnswer:Because God himself promised this land to Jacob (Genesis ch.28), ancestor of the Israelites, and because the Holy Temple stood there.
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There are 3 versions of the Ten commandments and can be found in; Genesis 20, Genesis 34 and Deuteronomy 5.
its all about creation
According to tradition, the site of the Binding of Isaac by Abraham (Genesis ch.22) was in what is now Jerusalem.
You probably mean Gomer, the son of Japheth, the son of Noah: Genesis 10:3New International Version (NIV) 3 The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath and Togarmah.
According to our tradition, the place-name Shalem (Genesis 14:18) is identical with what was later called Jerusalem.
No, that's the wrong way around. The country or gentile people of Ashkenaz existed long before Jews ever came there. Western Jews are called Ashkenazim because they dwelt in that country for a time.
Abraham sacrificed a ram to God (see Genesis ch.22) in a spot which according to tradition was located in what would later become Jerusalem (Maimonides, Hilchot Beit HaBechirah 4:1). King David conquered Jerusalem from the Jebusites and established it as his capital city. King Solomon built the First Temple in Jerusalem.
In Judaism it was an animal that was brought to the ancient Temple in Jerusalem. The story of the Binding of Isaac in Genesis teaches Jews that only an animal can be a blood sacrifice.
not every one believes in the bibleAnswer:That's the wrong way around. The country or gentile people of Ashkenaz existed long before Jews ever came there. Western Jews are called Ashkenazim because they dwelt in that country for a time.
Directions in the Bible are either from the location named, or from the starting point of Jerusalem. For instance, in Genesis Abraham started from the city of Ur on his journey to Canaan. For most directions stated as "northeast" without a starting point, assume that the direction is from Jerusalem.
It's where GOD placed his people read GENESIS 13:14 he is talking to Abraham the father of the Jewish /Hebrew people
No. Judaism has a number of places where people believed that it began (Ur in the time of Abraham, Sinai in the time of Moses), but none of them propose Jerusalem. Jerusalem was the capital of the United Kingdom of Israel and the Southern Kingdom of Judah. During the period of the Jewish Exile, Jerusalem became a metaphor for the Divine Presence it was believed to have had.Answer:Jerusalem is not where Judaism began, but it was a holy site for the Forefathers of Judaism. According to tradition, the Akeidah (Binding of Isaac, Genesis ch.22) took place in Jerusalem (Maimonides, Hilchot Beit Habechirah).
Abram/Abraham built four altars. The first was at Sichem(Shechem) on the plain of Moreh (Genesis 12:6-7). The second was at Bethel between Bethel and Hai(Ai) (Genesis 12:8). The third was on the Plain of Mamre (Genesis 13:18) and the final one was built at Jehovah Jireh, the place that would later become the mount on which Jebus/Jerusalem were built (Genesis 22:9-14).
Abram/Abraham built four altars. The first was at Sichem(Shechem) on the plain of Moreh (Genesis 12:6-7). The second was at Bethel between Bethel and Hai(Ai) (Genesis 12:8). The third was on the Plain of Mamre (Genesis 13:18) and the final one was built at Jehovah Jireh, the place that would later become the mount on which Jebus/Jerusalem were built (Genesis 22:9-14).