Judaism is one of the oldest religions in the world. It began in what is now called the Middle East. Abraham, the Patriarch of the Hebrews, founded the religion in the 20th Century BC. Jews are considered to be the descendents of Abraham and his sons Jacob and Isaac. Hebrew families moved to Egypt due to lack of food, and lived as slaves till they were freed during the Exodus in the 13th century BC. Jews believe that God of Israel is the Creator of the world and has chosen the Jews to be his people.
             There is a promise between God and his people and that he promised to liberate Israel from Egypt. God fulfilled his promise to Abraham through Moses. Moses was a prophet. Moses led the Exodus, and brought his people to Canaan. After the Exodus from Egypt God liberated Israel and punished the Egyptians with plague and drowning in the sea. The Ten Commandments were given to Moses from God on Mt. Sinai. The Ten Commandments were a set of laws to help govern the morals of the people. Moses said, "There is no freedom without law." He meant we must have laws to be free. For example if there was no law about murder, people would go on killing sprees and we'd all be potential victims of each other. With laws to govern our behavior we can move around our community safe and comfortably.
             Judaism is divided into sections. Orthodox is the strictest. Conservative follows the beliefs of Judaism, but not always literally. Lastly, Reform is "laid back." Jews have different holidays than other religions such as; Passover, Sabbath, Hanukkah, Mitzvahs, and more. The tribes felt a need for leadership, which led to monarchy. Saul was king in circa 1021 BC, but it was David in circa 1000 BC who conquered Jerusalem and established it as the national capital. David's son, Solomon, built the First Temple. The prophets were Daniel, Noah, and Ariel. Judaism believes in the Torah, their holy book, which includes; Genesis, Exodus, Levitic...