WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -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. Judaism is considered by religious Jews to be the expression of the covenant that God established with the Israelites, their ancestors.

Detailed explanation-2: -"Jews” (Yehudim) is used to denote the descendants of the Israelites who coalesced when the Tribe of Judah absorbed the remnants of the northern Israelite tribes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Judaism. noun. Ju·da·ism ˈjüd-ə-ˌiz-əm ˈjüd-ē-: a religion developed among the ancient Hebrews that stresses belief in one God and faithfulness to the laws of the Old Testament. : the beliefs and practices of the Jews.

Detailed explanation-4: -Judaism traces its origins to the covenant God made with Abraham and his lineage-that God would make them a sacred people and give them a land. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam share this Abrahamic heritage and are often referred to as being Abrahamic religions.