Judaism

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Hebrews are the ancestores of the people called Jews

Early hebrews wrote their history in what is now their most sacred text - the Torah

Torah consists of 5 books (old testament)

The Torah traces he Hebrews all the eay back to Abraham

God made a solemn promise with Abraham that he would lead him to the promised land if he took his people out of Mesopotamia

convenant= a solemn promise

All Israeites can trace their roots back to the 12 tribes of Israel

Therefore , Abraham is the "patriarch" of judaism

patriarch= ancestral

Isralites were slaves in Egypt before god spoke to Moses, telling him to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.

Moses demansds their freedom from the pharaoh, but he refuses.