1. Where did the Jews get their name. 2 compare and contrast Arab tribes to
Hebrews and the people of Muhammad.
The term Judaism came about after the establishment of the state of Israel
when the tribes divided into two, the northern and Judas kingdoms, ca
922-587 B.C.E. The customs and belief systems of these nomadic tribes to be
later identified as Arab tribes were very similar to the Hebrews'; however, the
Arab tribes developed in some subtle ways. They remained nomadic,
whereas the Hebrews tended to follow the teachings of the Holy Scriptures to
the achievement of The Promised Land. As for the Arab nomadic tribes
because of this development, a centralized governing agent which organized
the religion did not develop as it did with the Hebrews. In approximately ca
1290-1250 B.C.E., Moses further supplemented both traditions with a covenant
between God and his believers. Moses, married Zipphora, from a different
Semitic tribe, (Ishmael descendants?) as they referred to God as the God of
Abraham, this would indicate the strong similarity of beliefs and customs
between the Hebrew and Arab tribes at that time. In approximately 600 C.E.,
a somewhat modified revival of the beliefs and traditions of Abraham
occurred, due to the persuasions of Mohammed. He disagreed with the
commonly held belief that Isaac and his descendents were the chosen ones.
3. What do the Islamic people follow. Why are they significant.
Mohammed redefined the Arabic religious tradition on this point into the
tradition of Islam. Islamic belief centered on "submission to the will of Allah
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