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History of Judaism
The History of Judaism is the history of the Jewish people, their religion and culture, tracing back to the Biblical patriarchs Abraham, Isaac and Jacob of the 18th c. BCE. The earliest mention of Israel as a people was discovered in an inscription on the Merneptah Stele from the 1200s BCE.
1,396 Questions
Are Jews again global problem?
There is no Jewish problem and never has been except in the minds of antisemites.
Who are two major characters in ancient Jewish history wh received new names?
Abraham, Sarah, and Jacob are.
Where did the two halves of the tribe of manesseh live?
From south to north, you have Judah with Simeon (in the Negev), then Benjamin and Dan (in a strip from east to west), then Ephraim, and then Menasheh. One half ofMenasheh was west of the Jordan, and the other half was east of it in the Transjordan, north of Reuben and Gad.
Before God gave the Jews the Torah, the world was a place filled with pagan barbarians that would sacrifice their babies to appease the sun god and kill a man and rape his wife if he felt he was stronger.
The Torah gave the world a set of morals, ethics, and laws to prevent people from doig whatever they wanted IN ADDITION to giving Jews a guidline on how to serve God.
All major religions today base their concepts on Judaisms, and all lawful and moral behavior in todays society is because of the basic Torah laws.
Who was the Persian king who defeated the Chaldeans and allowed the exiled Jews to return to Judah?
KING CYRUS THE GREAT conquered the Babylonian or Chaldean Empire and gave the Babylonian Jews permission to return to their homeland of Judah and rebuild their sacred Temple.
When exactly was the Prophet Muhammad in Jerusalem?
- The Jews were never mistreated in any of Arab countries. Till now, there are Jewish temples in many Arab countries; including Egypt. When the Christians got control of Spain they treated harshly the Jews and then they fled to Morocco where they were treated respectively and justly. Arabs or Muslims never were against Jews and/or Christians.
- The Palestinians are living in the lands now called Israel long time before the Jews settled in Palestine.
- In 1917 the British government issued the "Balfour Declaration" promising the Zionist Organization support for the establishment of "a national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine on behalf of the Palestine State.
- Palestine was then occupied by the British
- Accordingly, the Jews immigrants from Europe expelled the Palestinian from their homelands (who are currently refugees in many neighboring countries) and the UN issued the decree of partitioning the Palestinian land into two states: Israel and Palestine. However, the Israel state was established while the Palestinian state not yet established.
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Where in the Hebrew bible is the history of the Jewish people found?
In the old testament, from Genesis to Esther, you see the primary historic accounts that follow a chronological order for the most part. Job to Song of Solomon are more of your philosophic and poetic books but also contain some history. Isaiah to Malachi are mostly prophetic books but also contain history about the times of the prophets who wrote the books.
What jewish god is called omnipotent?
Jews believe in One God, who created the universe. He is omnipotent. The words "What Jewish god" (in the question) are inapplicable, since we don't believe in "gods."
Where did ancient Hebrews get yeast?
Actually yeast was discovered by the Egyptians, so they got it from Egypt.
In Jewish-Christian History when did Pentecost begin?
Pentecost is a Christian event that plays no role in Judaism.
Who are some famous Jewish actors?
There are many, many Jewish actors in Hollywood. Some of these are Jonathan Lipnicki, Dianna Agron, Rachel Bilson, Amanda Bynes, Kat Dennings, Drake, Lena Dunham, Zac Efron, Jesse Eisenberg, Josh Gad, Andrew Garfield, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jonah Hill, Scarlet Johansson, Mila Kunis, and Shia LeBeouf, among many others.
When the Assyrian king expelled the Hebrews from Canaan (the older name for Israel) after he conquered it from them, it was 25ad, as said in the Book of Yekhezkel (Ezekiel) in the Jewish Bible.
Jews have continued to be on the move throughout the various centuries, settling where invited and fleeing where persecuted.
Who was the first leader of the Jews?
Christian answer 1:
The first leader of the Jews may be considered Abraham. He made the covenant with God and was promised to be the "Father of nations". However remember that Abraham was a continuation of prophets that stretches back all the way to Adam. Abraham paid thiths to Melcesdic. All of these men belonging to the Houshold of faith that believed in Christ. Abrahams blessing is spcific to him however, and the liniage of the Jews begins with him. have a blessed day.
Christian answer 2:
Mandate of IsraelYeshua, Maschiach of Israel. Before He was born in Beitlekhem, he appeared to Avra'am, Yitzhak, Ya'akov and Moshe. Once Israel confirms Him, He will be crowned as the King of Israel.Jewish answer:
According to tradition, Abraham was the first leader of Judaism, since it was he who founded it.
Did the israelites remain faithful to their religion through all of their troubles?
Dictionaries define "Judaism" as The monotheistic religion of the Jews, since the founding principle of Judaism was and is the belief in One God, creator of the universe, and obedience to Him. This was the teaching which was spread by Abraham, and has continued since then. From Judaism, belief in One God has spread through the Western world.
At the time of the Exodus, God wrecked the Egyptian idols (Exodus 12:12) and warned against idolatry (Exodus 22:19). Later, Moses characterized the Golden Calf as "a great sin" (Exodus 32:21, 30) and punished the worshipers (Exodus ch.32). During the rest of his lifetime and that of Joshua (Judges 2:7), no incidents of Israelite idolatry were reported.
Shortly before he died, Moses warned the people that he suspected that they would eventually succumb to the lure of the idols (Deuteronomy 29:17). Joshua gave a similar warning (Joshua ch.24).
These warnings came true. Many of the Israelites went astray after the foreign gods (Judges 2:11). However, they never invented their own idol. It was always the baneful influence of other peoples. And there were times of trouble, in which the entire Israelite nation repented (Judges 2:1-4) and prayed to God (Judges 3:9, 3:15, 6:6, 10:10).
Those who did sin did not represent or influence normative Judaism, just as the later Sadducees and Essenes did not. They were deviating from the Torah's standard; they were publicly, repeatedly, and scathingly excoriated by the prophets, and they caused God's retribution to come upon the entire people (2 Kings ch.17).
Because of the idol-worship that did happen, ancient images of idols have been found in Israel too. Images of God aren't found because it is forbidden to represent Him through imagery (Deuteronomy 4:15-16).
It should be noted that idolatry was never universal among the Israelites. The belief in One God was continued in every generation, whether by the few or the many; and it is those who handed down that tradition whose beliefs we Jews continue today.
Deborah ascribed victory to God (Judges 4:14), Gideon tore down the idolatrous altar (Judges 6:25-27); Samson prayed to God (Judges 16:28), as did Hannah (1 Samuel 1:11) and Samuel (ibid. 12:18); Eli blessed in the name of God (1 Samuel 2:20), Saul built an altar to God (1 Samuel 14:35); Jonathan ascribed victory to God (1 Samuel 14:12), as did David (1 Samuel 17:46); and Solomon built the Temple for God (1 Kings 8:20). A number of the kings "did what was right in God's eyes": David (1 Kings 15:5), Solomon (see 1 Kings 3:3), Asa (1 Kings 15:11), Yehoshaphat (1 Kings 22:43), Yehu (2 Kings 10:30), Yehoash (2 Kings 12:3), Amatziah (2 Kings 14:3), Azariah (2 Kings 15:3), Yotam (2 Kings 15:34), Hizkiah (2 Kings 18:3), and Josiah (2 Kings 22:2). Part of this righteousness was their destroying whatever idolatrous incursions had occurred among the populace (1 Samuel 7:3-4, 2 Chronicles 15:8, 2 Chronicles 17:6, 2 Kings 18:4).
Even at the height of the unfortunate spread of idolatry among the less-loyal Ten Tribes, there were thousands who remained loyal to God (1 Kings 19:18).
And, of course, the Prophets, who spoke in the name of God and warned against idolatry: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea and so on.
The later sages of the Talmud, who ridiculed idolatry (Megillah 25b), were simply continuing in the tradition of the Prophets whose verses are quoted in that context (ibid.).
1) The ancients were tested by a powerful lure towards idolatry. We don't understand it because conditions have changed (Talmud, Yoma 69b).
2) Most Israelites (if not all) who committed idolatry didn't completely forget about their One God. They introduced idols into the picture.
3) It was thought that each nation has its own god. They thought that they needed to propitiate the gods of the nations around them so that those gods "wouldn't give military victory" to those nations over the land of Israel.
4) They figured that they would acknowledge other gods "just in case," and that it would be no worse than someone today who carries a "lucky" penny or rabbit's foot.
Where was the Birthplace of three religions?
Southwest Asia in general, they were in different parts of it but close enough together to be "The Birthplace of Three Religions"
Why are the ancient Hebrews significant to the study of ancient civilizations and World History?
Because they were within the empires of Egypt, Assyria, Babylonia, Persia, and Rome; and because of their influence in the Western world.
Here are some examples:
1) The Jews' monotheistic religious tradition (Deuteronomy 6:4) shaped the Western beliefs about God.
2) The 7-day week (Exodus ch.20), including a day of rest for everyone. This weekly rest was a concept unique to the Israelites.
3) The concept of morality (Leviticus ch.18-19) was also the work of the Hebrews, including the dignity (Genesis 5:1) and value of a person (whereas idolatry had tended to go hand in hand with cruel, licentious and excessive behavior, since the caprices which were narrated concerning the idols were adopted as an excuse to imitate those types of behavior).
(See: Cruelties of the polytheists)
4) Women's rights were carefully maintained in Judaism. Israelite women could own property, could initiate court cases, could have their own servants, and could own fields and businesses; and the Torah specifies marital rights for women (Exodus 21:10).
5) Under Israelite law, everyone had recourse to the courts. A child, widow, wife, poor person, etc., could initiate legal action against any citizen to redress perpetrated harm. Compare this to those societies in which only mature, land-owning males had any legal status.
6) The Western diet is a reflection of much of the Judaic dietary law. With the exception of the pig, Western society does not eat species not contained in kosher law (Deuteronomy ch.14). Owls, mice, insects, rats, snakes, cats and dogs are not eaten by most Westerners and it is a direct result of Jewish culture.
7) Parents are responsible for teaching children (Deuteronomy ch.11). Illiteracy among Israelites, in every generation, was rare. Universal education in the Western world is taken for granted today, yet this is a recent development. In Judaism, however, it goes back for more than 3300 years. Judaism has always maintained that education is the highest goal of man in his pursuit of godliness. This tradition has now been passed on to Western culture.
8) Infants are to be cherished, protected and cared for, whether or not they turned out to be the gender you were hoping for. Compare this to societies in which unhealthy babies, or females, were killed.
9) Cruelty to animals is not acceptable.
10) Government is accountable to a higher authority. In other ancient societies, the monarch was all-powerful. Among the Israelites, however, the king was under the constant scrutiny of the Divinely-informed prophets, who didn't hesitate to castigate him publicly for any misstep in the sight of God. And, other than for the crime of rebellion, the king couldn't punish any citizen by his own decision. He was obligated by the Torah-procedures like everyone else (Talmud, Sanhedrin 19a).
11) A robber repays double to his victim (Exodus 22:3), or works it off. Cutting off the hands of a robber is a punishable crime. Debtors are not imprisoned or harmed. They are made to sell property and/or work to repay what they owe. Compare this to the Roman practice by which anyone could accuse a man of owing them money and the debtor could be killed (Roman "Twelve Tables of Law" code, 3:10).
12) Western jurisprudence in general is based in part upon Judaic Torah-observance. A quick look at the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20) and the laws that follow (Exodus ch.21-23) gives a summary of most modern law.
13) It is the responsibility of the community to support the poor (Deuteronomy ch.15), the widow, the orphan, and the stranger passing through (Exodus 22:20-21).
It is important to note that every one of the above was instituted among the Hebrews (a.k.a. the Israelites) thousands of years earlier than in other nations. Here's just one example:Infanticide was practiced among classical European nations until it was stopped by the influence of Judaism and its daughter-religions. Professor and former President of the American Historical Association, William L. Langer (in The History of Childhood): "Children, being physically unable to resist aggression, were the victims of forces over which they had no control, and they were abused in almost unimaginable ways."
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Why and when did Sephardic Jews appear?
As shown by DNA studies, all Jewish communities come from the Middle East originally. Later, during the Middle Ages the Sephardim were the Jewish communities in the Mediterranean area (Spain, North Africa) and points east of it, while the Ashkenazim were to the north in France, Germany, Russia and Eastern Europe. This variety of locales has led to some differences in customs, but not in the Torah-laws themselves.
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What proof is there that Jews lived in Britain?
You don't give a timespan, but there are synagogues dating back to the 1700s, and of course there is also the decree of 1657 issued by Oliver Cromwell readmitting Jews to England.
The question is rather puzzling if it applies to the period since 1657 as nobody doubts that have been some Jews in England and Scotland since then.
The single most important event in Jewish history is their exodus from what?
Egypt. And you're wrong. The most important event was the Giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai, not the Exodus.
What did Alfred Dreyfus's supporters fear?
That anti-Semitic elements in the Army were framing Dreyfus for espionage because he was a Jew.
They believed that the Army and political forces in France had corrupted and manipulated his court-martial.
That the army was corrupt
How were the Jews different from other peoples in the middle east?
Their right to choose to live where they wished to live was contested,
to the point of being violently denied.
