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patriarch Abraham

Judaism originated with the biblical patriarch Abraham

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Jessus Christ

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America

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The Holy BIBLE

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Core Beliefs

BELIEVE IN THE ONE TRUE AND LIVING GOD.

BELIEVE THAT JESUS CHRIST IS GOD'S BELOVED SON.

BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT.

BELIEVE THAT SALVATION COMES ONLY THROUGH JESUS CHRIST.

BELIEVE THAT THE BIBLE IS THE INSPIRED WRITTEN WORD OF GOD.

BELIEVE JESUS CHRIST ESTABLISHED HIS CHURCH.

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church

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Israel hosts the largest core Jewish population in the world with 7.2 million, followed by the United States with 6.3 million.

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the Torah scroll

The most sacred Jewish text is the Torah scroll.

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God exists.

There is only one God.

There are no other gods.

God can't be subdivided into different persons (unlike the Christian view of God)

Jews should worship only the one God.

God is Transcendent: ...

God doesn't have a body. ...

God created the universe without help.

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synagogue

A synagogue is a Jewish place of worship that also acts as a school and community center. The term synagogue is a Greek translation of beit k'nesset, meaning House of Assembly. This place of congregation plays an important role in the close-knit community of Judaism.

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Muhammad was the founder of Islam and the proclaimer of the Qurʾān, Islam's sacred scripture. He spent his entire life in what is now the country of Saudi Arabia, from his birth about 570 CE in Mecca to his death in 632 in Medina.

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Most Muslims are either of two denominations: Sunni (87–90%, roughly 1.7 billion people) or Shia (10–13%, roughly 180–230 million people

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The Qur'an

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Islam emerged in a polytheistic environment; although there were notable Jewish and Christian communities, most people living on the Arabian Peninsula believed in multiple gods. In contrast, the fundamental tenet of Islam was monotheism—the belief in one God alone.

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mosque

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Hinduism has no historical founder.

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more than 90 percent of Hindus live on the Indian subcontinent.

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The Vedas

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Hinduism has monotheistic (one God) as well as polytheistic (many Gods)

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Mandir

The Hindu place of worship is called a 'Mandir' (Temple). Hindus do not have to go to the Mandir to pray or hold religious ceremonies.

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Siddhartha Gautama

Buddhism, founded in the late 6th century B.C.E. by Siddhartha Gautama (the "Buddha")

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China has the largest population of Buddhists, approximately 244 million or 18.2% of its total population

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the Tripitaka

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Siddhartha Gautama was the first person to reach this state of enlightenment and was, and is still today, known as the Buddha. Buddhists do not believe in any kind of deity or god, although there are supernatural figures who can help or hinder people on the path towards enlightenment.

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temples or monasteries