Origins of Judaism

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Torah

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The first five books of Jewish Scripture, which they believe are by Moses.

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Tanakh

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Hebrew Bible

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Israelites

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Descendants of Abraham who left Mesopotamia and settled in Canaan

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Judaism

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The monotheistic religion of the Jews.

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Generation

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One step in the line of descent of a family

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Abraham

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Founder of Judaism who, according to the Bible, led his family from Ur to Canaan in obedience to God's command.

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Israel

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A Jewish state on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean, both in antiquity and again founded in 1948 after centuries of Jewish diaspora.

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Canaan

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An ancient name for the land of Israel

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Tradition

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Values and beliefs passed from generation to generation

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Slavery

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The condition of being owned by another person and being made to work without wages