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Judaism

The greatest king in the history of the


Star of King David Jewish people; widely used symbol
Also know as the Magan David (Shield
of David), has been a symbol associated
with Judaism for centuries. A stone
bearing the Star of David in a
synagogue in the Galilee dates back to
the 3rd century
The term, Magan David, was used as a
name for the God of Israel, where God
is compared to a shield in the divine
protection of King David
The official symbol of Israel
It stands for light, wisdom, and Divine Menorah
inspiration
Endures as a symbol of Divine light spreading
throughout the world
A seven-branched candelabra beaten out of a
solid piece of gold that served as one of the
sacred vessels in the Holy Temple
It stood in the southern part of the Temple
and is lit every day by the High Priest. Only
pure, fresh olive oil of the highest quality is
suitable to light the Menorah
Judaism is followed by Jewish people. It begun in
what people now call Middle East. Jewish people believe that long ago God
gave them their won special country. It is now called Israel, and its most
important city is Jerusalem. Judaism was a parent of Christianity.
Two Elements of
Jewish Faith
A New Name for the One God
God revealed to Moses the name Yahweh, a name that may derive from an ancient
Hebrew word meaning to be

The events recorded in Exodus indicate that through Moses a new and deeper
understanding of God was revealed. The Israelites as a whole began to realize that
the God of Moses was a jealous od, who would not tolerate the worship of other
gods.

This demand is clearly worded in the first of the Ten Commandments:


Exodus 20: 1-5
I am the YAHWEH your God who brought you out of the
land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You
shall have no gods except me. You shall not make
yourself a carved image or any likeness of anything
in heaven or on earth beneath or in the waters under
the earth: you shall not bow down to them or serve
them. For I, Yahweh your God, am a jealous God,
A Religion of the Word
The prohibition against graven image of God

What is this prohibition meant in practice was that images of God could be
built out of words but not out of things. As a result in Jewish faith, words
became the vehicle of religious expression- especially the words found in
the Jewish Scriptures
The other great religions that followed Judaism were strongly affected by
this prohibition. Along with Judaism, Christianity and Islam would become
known as religions of the word because of the central importance
of sacred scriptures in their histories

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