WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -It has its roots as an organized religion in the Middle East during the Bronze Age. Modern Judaism evolved from Yahwism, the religion of ancient Israel and Judah, by the late 6th century BCE, and is thus considered to be one of the oldest monotheistic religions.

Detailed explanation-2: -600 BCE, as noted in the Hebrew Bible and other historical evidence from the period, to modern Iraq. Iraqi Jews constitute one of the world’s oldest and most historically significant Jewish communities.

Detailed explanation-3: -Three of the world’s major religions–the monotheist traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam–were all born in the Middle East and are all inextricably linked to one another.

Detailed explanation-4: -Judaism and Christianity originated in Palestine, and Islam (partly based on both Judaism and Christianity) began in western Arabia.