Tradition states that Abraham (18th century BCE) founded Judaism. Most Jews are today descended from his great-grandson Judah, who carried on Abraham's traditions.
Abraham (18th century BCE), tenth-generation descendant of Noah, of Hebrew lineage, was the son of Terah, uncle of Lot, father of Isaac, grandfather of Jacob, and forefather of the Israelites. His story is in Genesis ch.11 (end), through ch.25. Jewish tradition states that he was the first to actively spread belief in One God; and it is in his merit that Jews continue to exist (Genesis 18:19, and ch.17).
Abraham. Tradition states that Abraham (18th century BCE) founded Judaism, and Moses later received the Torah from God.
At the time of Abraham the Hebrew, the world was full of pagan cults; they were polytheistic, worshiping multiple deities and lacking moral character; with their rites accompanied by things such as human sacrifice, "sacred" prostitution, and animal worship. Abraham, after engaging in relentless contemplation, arrived at the conclusion that there is One God and that this should be taught to others as well. He became the first to advance the idea of ethical monotheism: the worship of God, and the appropriate ethical code of conduct. This is what is meant by his "calling out in the name of the Lord" (Genesis ch.12). As a young man, he remonstrated with passersby in public, demonstrating to them the falsehood of their idols; and our tradition tells how he was threatened and endangered by Nimrod.
Subsequently, his father Terah relocated to Harran; and it is here that Abraham began to develop a circle of disciples (Rashi commentary, on Genesis 12:5). Later, God told Abraham in prophecy to move to the Holy Land, which is where he raised his family. He continued his contemplations, eventually arriving at the attitudes and forms of behavior which God later incorporated into the Torah given to Moses.
Abraham became the greatest thinker of all time. His originality, perseverance, strength of conviction, and influence, cannot be overestimated.
He founded the Jewish people and lived to see his work live on in the persons of Isaac and Jacob; and he taught many other disciples (Talmud, Yoma 28b).
Abraham entered into a covenant with God (Genesis ch.15 and 17), welcomed guests into his home (Genesis ch.18) unlike the inhospitable Sodomites (Genesis ch.19), prayed for people (Genesis ch.18), eulogized and buried the deceased (Genesis ch.23), and fulfilled God's will unquestioningly (Genesis ch.22). He became renowned as a prince of God (Genesis 23:6).
The practices of Abraham were based upon the ways of God. These were the teachings of Abraham and his descendants (unlike idolatry, which had no moral character; with worship of the gods accompanied by things such as human sacrifice, "sacred" prostitution, and animal worship).
The Jewish opinion is either Abraham or Moses
Unlike Islam and Christiantiy, where you can point to one key figure, Judaism evolved. Jewish and Islamic traditions point to Abraham as the founder of monotheism, but the religion of Abraham would be unlikely to be recognized as specifically Jewish. The patriarchs Isaac and Jacob played a role, and Jacob, also known as Israel, was the father of the 12 tribes, known as the Children of Israel. Jews to this day identify as the Children of Israel, but until the Exodus and the events involving Moses at Mount Sinai, the Children of Israel were not bound by the covenant that is, today, taken as the defining feature of Judaism. So, who among all these do you identify as the founder? Each played a role in the founding.
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No. Jesus, while a Jew himself, explicitly taught that his New Gospel did not require one to be a Jew. Thus, to be a follower of Jesus' teaching, one did not have to first be a Jew. In fact, the vast majority of converts to the new Christianity were Gentiles (i.e. non-Jews).
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A female Jew is referred to as a Jewess.
Abraham was the first Jew. Judah's only contribution was that the word "Jew" comes from "Judah".
The first wife was a jew.
they originally came from the eastern part of Israel! The Jewishpeople are decendants of Abraham, who the first ever Jew.
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Abraham was the first Jew.
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The first Jew was Judah, one of Jacob/Israel's sons. He was born around 4000 years ago and probably in the land of Canaan.
Matthew is not in the Jewish Bible.
Abraham was the first Jew.
The father of Judaism, and the first Jew.
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