The Abrahmic faiths are monothestic religions (belief in a single god) which all trace their begining to the religious figure Abraham. They worship a single god as the creator of the universe and source of morality. The three main are, in order of starting date; Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Symbols of Judaism, Christianity and Islam respectivley.
These three religions mark a siginficant theological shift in the middle east. Most religions pre-judaism revolved around nature or idol worship, the two often being intertwined. Abrahic religions however have a distinct, overarching god, to whom the world and it's inhabitants are subordinate. This is mirrored in the chang in the way hamans lived. At this point in history humans were able to bend nature to their will, so it would have been strange for people to continue worshiping it.
Judaism later split into Christianity, which slpit into Islam. Each hold differnt parts of the middle east in some sacred regard, which will be explored further in the next post.
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