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| | | Judaism timeline |
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| c. 1500 BC |
| | The Jews adopt a long-established Egyptian ritual - the circumcision of boys | |
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| c. 1250 BC |
| | The god of the Hebrews, announcing to Moses 'I Am Who I Am', acquires his name - YHWH, meaning 'He Who Is' | |
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| c. 1200 BC |
| | Stone tablets, engraved by Moses to signify God's covenant with his people, are placed in a sacred chest - the ark of the covenant | |
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| c. 1000 BC |
| | The Jews write down the Torah, the earliest part of the text subsequently known to Christians as the Old Testament | |
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| c. 1000 BC |
| | The Israelites, settled in Canaan, become the first people in history to decide that their god is the only god | |
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| c. 960 BC |
| | Solomon, the king of Israel, builds the first Temple in Jerusalem | |
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