Judaism happens to be the oldest of the three great faiths; Islam, Christianity, and
Judaism. Judaism defines how the Jewish people live and draws its beliefs from the Torah
(Chaya 654). It is considered to be the expression of the covenant between God and the children
of Israel. Judaism is the tenth-largest religion globally, with more than 14 million adherents,
most of whom are in America and Israel (History, para 4). The largest religion in the world is
Christianity, followed by Islam, and Atheism comes in third. The Judaism religion followers
argue that God speaks with His people through prophets and that He rewards good deeds, and
punishes evil (Chaya 654). This means that they share most of their beliefs with Christianity and
differ significantly from the Islamic religion. Their symbol is a six-pointed star of David found in
synagogues, and rabbis are their spiritual leaders. This paper will discuss the importance of
Abraham in the Jewish religion.

Abraham’s contribution in Judaism
In the Torah, God first revealed himself to Abraham and Judaism id based on the
covenant of peace between the two (Global Connections para 3). Abraham was the son of Terah
and Amathlaah. He was a brother to Haran and Nahor. Judaism followers believe that Abraham
was the first patriarch of the Jewish people. The Jews also believe that God established a covenant with Abraham, whose descendants would increase and be like the stars of the skies. In
other words, Judaism followers believe that God’s covenant to Abraham extends to all Jews and
that the covenant marked the beginning of a relationship between God and the Jews (Global
Connections para 3). Isaac the son of Abraham and Jacob his grandson are also great figures in
the history of Jews. Jacob, for instance, was given the name Israel and his descendants are to date
called the Israelites. They are the same people Moses led out of slavery in Egypt more than 1,000
years after the death of Abraham.

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