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mikey hit the nail on the head, however, if you look to the father and ultimate grandfather of judaism, you see jacob and abraham, and abraham is stated to be the origin for the majority of the jewish faith. he was one of the first to speak with god concerning faith, and his faith in god, with his willingness to sacrifice isaac at god's word, were what began the growth of the jewish faith. that's if you take the bible literally. I've read it cover to cover twice, and it has many wonderful points and stories, but the misconstruing of its words for the intent of social control is something i can not square with.

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