RELIGIONS
JUDAISM
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Question
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the Israelites descended from him
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he had a covenant with God
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he moved to the promised land because God told him
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he led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt
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Detailed explanation-1: -In Judaism, Abraham is known as the founder or first patriarch, which means that Jewish people strive to follow his example. He was the first Jewish prophet and took God’s message to the people. It was through Abraham that the idea of the Promised Land, or a homeland for Jewish people, was created.
Detailed explanation-2: -One day God told Abraham to take all his family and belongings and leave Ur and settle in a new land called and start a new nation of people. which God had promised them. When Abraham first saw the new land, he built an altar to glorify God. They settled and beacame the Jewish nation of Israel.
Detailed explanation-3: -Today, many Jews believe that the land now known as Israel belongs to Jews in fulfilment of God’s covenant with Abraham to give the Jewish people a Promised Land. This has often led to conflict both within and outside the religion.