Origins
Judaism religious tradition has origins dating back nearly four thousand years. The roots date back to the ancient eastern region of Canaan, which is now Israel and Palestinian territories. In 1800BCE is the date of the tradition of Abraham, known as the first patriarch. In 1250 BCE was when Moses led the Hebrews from Egypt. This lead to the completion of the first temple by Solomon in 950BCE, in 586 BCE the Babylonians who forced the Israelites to exile destroyed the first temple. These events made it clear that the people in exile had to put in writing the religious laws and history in order for the religion to survive, this became the creation of the Hebrew bible. The first public reading of the Torah was in 430 BCE. In 70 CE the destruction of the second temple of Jerusalem by the Romans marked the evolution of Judaism. From 100 CE to 1800 CE is the progression of the modern Judaism that was responsible for European enlightenment, liberal thoughts of the American,French revolution and the laws of Napoleon which were carried throughout France. This movement is known as the reform it helped produce the diverse branches of Judaism today.
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Founder
Moses was the main founder of Judaism, but many Jews can trace their history back to Abraham. The story of Moses starts in Egypt, when his mother spared his life from all the mass killings. The King felt the population of Hebrews in Egypt grew to an alarming amount this caused great threat. Moses's mother made a watertight basket and placed him inside it, she sent the basket down the Nile River. Moses was discovered by the Egyptian Princess who raised him as her own. As a young man, Moses saw the mistreating of Israelite slaves; he wanted to stop the cruelty which lead to him accidentally killing a foreman. Moses was ashamed of what he did and fled Egypt. He found a new life beyond the borders of Egypt. He married the daughter of a Midianite priest and became a herdsman. One day out with his father-in-laws heard he saw a strange sight of a large bush that “appears” to be burning. When Moses approached the bush he heared the voice of God, who commands him to return to Egypt to free Hebrew slaves. At first Moses was not sure who was speaking to him and asked the strange voice, which the voice replied by saying “I will be who I will be,” and then commands Moses to tell the Hebrews “that ‘I will be’ sent you” (Exod. 3:14).
The God of the Hebrews, simply needs to show himself in order to be more powerful than any other Egyptian God (Exod, 12:12). Ten plagues strike Egypt in order to convince the Pharaoh to let the Israelite slaves have their freedom. The last plague was the death of the first-born son’s of Egyptians. The Israelites sons are spared because they have followed the warning of God by marking their doors of their homes with the blood of a sacrificial lamb (Exod. 12:13). Since God spared and passed over the Israelites homes this action is now known as a holiday called the Passover. The journey out of Egypt was blocked by a large body of water, the Red Sea, where whole people walked across with the protection of God. After this one passage they left the oppression behind and walked towards freedom
The God of the Hebrews, simply needs to show himself in order to be more powerful than any other Egyptian God (Exod, 12:12). Ten plagues strike Egypt in order to convince the Pharaoh to let the Israelite slaves have their freedom. The last plague was the death of the first-born son’s of Egyptians. The Israelites sons are spared because they have followed the warning of God by marking their doors of their homes with the blood of a sacrificial lamb (Exod. 12:13). Since God spared and passed over the Israelites homes this action is now known as a holiday called the Passover. The journey out of Egypt was blocked by a large body of water, the Red Sea, where whole people walked across with the protection of God. After this one passage they left the oppression behind and walked towards freedom