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After the Assyrian conquest, most of the Israelite tribes went lost. Those Israelites who remained in the land were (and are) mostly from the Israelite tribe of Judah, and the land was then called Judea. For that reason, the religion of the Israelites became called Judaism; the religion of the Jews (people of Judea). More information - Hebrews, Israelites, Jews: "Hebrews" (Ivrim) means descendants of Eber (Ever). Ever was an ancestor of Abraham (Genesis ch.10-11) and the earliest Hebrews were Abraham's uncles and cousins for several generations back. They were among the Western Semites and lived in northern Mesopotamia, near the confluence of the Balikh and the Euphrates. Poetically, however, Abraham himself is called Hebrew because that name (Ivri) also translates to "the other side." Abraham was figuratively on "the other side" since he was the only monotheist (Midrash Rabbah 42:8) until his teachings took root. His ancestors and cousins had slipped into idolatry well before his time, as is evident from Genesis 31:30, 31:53, and Joshua 24:2. For that reason, Jews do not bestow on them the honorific title of ancestors despite the genealogical connection. (See: Abraham's biography) The word "Hebrews" can continue to refer to Abraham's descendants until the lifetime of Jacob. After that, we prefer "Israelites," since Jacob was given that name by God (Genesis ch.35), and it is considered a national title; one of honor. "Israelites" refers to the people (Jacob's descendants) down to the Assyrian conquest (133 years before the destruction of the First Temple), some 2600 years ago. "Jews" refers to the people from the end of First Temple times, up to this day, because after the Assyrian conquest the Israelites who remained in the land were (and are) mostly from the Israelite tribe of Judah, and the land was then called Judea. But all the above terms are occasionally interchanged. In modern usage, we prefer to use the term "Hebrew" only to refer to the language.
Abraham (18th century BCE) was called a Hebrew (Genesis ch.14) because of his wider family.
We credit Abraham as our first ancestor despite knowing exactly who came before, since it was Abraham who founded our beliefs. Thus, "Hebrews" is often used to mean Abraham and his Israelite descendants, instead of his wider family. In this sense it can refer to the Jewish people.
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The beliefs of judaism are derived from the?
from the Torah.
Who followed the religion of Judaism?
Abraham's Hebrew descendants, later called the Israelites. For the last 2500 years the descendants of the Israelites have been called Jews, and they have continued following the religion of Judaism.
What does the word judaism come from?
the word Judaism comes from the name Judah
Which language is the word conspicuous derived from?
The word "conspicuous" is derived from the Latin word "conspicuus," which means "to see or observe." It entered the English language in the late 16th century.
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it is derived from the word Helium.
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The word factory is derived from the medieval Latin word factoria. It is also derived from the Latin word factor.
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A theory: Mishmash might be derived from the German word "Mischmasch". That one is derived from the verb "mischen" which means "to mix".
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The word "city" originated from the Old French word "cite", which came from the Latin word "civitas", meaning "citizen body" or "community of citizens".
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The word duty is derived - through Middle-English - from the Anglo-Norman French word deute -> which in turn is derived from the Old-French word deu meaning "owed". That word derived from the Latin word debitus.
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Yes, the noun Judaism is an abstract noun; a word for a monotheistic religion; a word for a concept.
