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HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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they are all based on the same holy book
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they all believe their religion is traced back to Abraham
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they all believe that Jesus was the son of God
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -All the major Abrahamic religions claim a direct lineage to Abraham: Abraham is recorded in the Torah as the ancestor of the Israelites through his son Isaac, born to Sarah through a promise made in Genesis. Christians affirm the ancestral origin of the Jews in Abraham.
Detailed explanation-2: -Islam and Judaism both consider the Christian doctrine of the trinity and the belief of Jesus being God as explicitly against the tenets of monotheism. Idolatry and the worship of graven images is likewise forbidden in both religions.
Detailed explanation-3: -When people refer to the Abrahamic religions they are usually thinking of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Detailed explanation-4: -Abraham (originally Abram) is the common Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Detailed explanation-5: -Common Elements of Religion Religions usually have rituals, or special patterns of actions, that followers perform. They often have prayers that followers say and holidays on certain days of the year. Many religions have written works that are considered holy, such as the Bible or the Koran.