Racheal
I believe this is the convenant that God made with Abraham to make of Abraham's family a great nation.
israel
The modern definition of a "Gentile" is basically a non-Jewish person.
In English, someone who is not Jewish is referred to as a Gentile. In Hebrew, someone who is not Jewish is referred to as a goy. Contrary to what some people believe, the word goy, which literally means 'nation', is not an insult.
The key decision was taken by the United Nation.
It marks the transition of the Israelites from a family into a distinct nation.
Isreal is the only Jewish nation in the world.
Through the events of the Exodus and the Giving of the Torah, God now considered (and spoke of) the Israelites as a nation, instead of an extended family (as they had been until then).
Israel has about 75% Jewish population.
Judaism is what the Jewish nation is
The US did not form any homeland for the Jewish people. The only nation the US has formed is the US. Nor is a nation a homeland.
role of family in nation building
Israel.
I believe this is the convenant that God made with Abraham to make of Abraham's family a great nation.
Avraham was the first person to intuitively follow the Torah and accept HaShem. He was also one of the three forefathers of the Jewish Nation.
The philosophy, culture, ideals, society, standards, ethnicity, and history of Judaism are based on a family that lived in what is now the state of Israel. Early in their history, they left that area as a family, and returned after a time as a nation.
Israel.