Jews, Christians, Muslims, Honors

Abstract

Abrahamic religions are those religions that worship the God of Abraham, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.Abraham, a Hebrew patriarch and prophet,is extensively mentioned in Abrahamic scriptures such as the Bible and Quran.Jewish tradition claims that the Twelve Tribes of Israel are descended from Abraham through his son Isaac and grandson Jacob, whose sons formed the nation of the Israelites in Canaan; Islamic tradition claims that twelve Arab tribes known as the Ishmaelites are descended from Abraham through his son Ishmael in Arabia. Ancient Israelite religion was derived from the ancient Canaanite religion of the Bronze Age, and became firmly monotheistic around the 6th century BCE.Christianity split from Judaism in the 1st century CE,and spread widely after being adopted by the Roman Empire as a state religion in the 4th century CE. Islam was founded by Muhammad in the 7th century CE, and also widely spread through the early Muslim conquests.The Abrahamic religions make up the largest major division in comparative religion, alongside Indian, Iranian, and East Asian religions. Christianity and Islam are the largest religions in the world by number of adherents.Abrahamic religions with fewer adherents include Judaism, the Baháʼí Faith,the Druze,Samaritanism,and Rastafarianism.