Isreal Conflict

1. Where did the Jews get their name. 2 compare and contrast Arab tribes to
Hebrews and the people of Muhammad.

The term Judaism came about after the establishment of the state of Israel

when the tribes divided into two, the northern and Judas kingdoms, ca

922-587 B.C.E. The customs and belief systems of these nomadic tribes to be

later identified as Arab tribes were very similar to the Hebrews'; however, the

Arab tribes developed in some subtle ways. They remained nomadic,

whereas the Hebrews tended to follow the teachings of the Holy Scriptures to

the achievement of The Promised Land. As for the Arab nomadic tribes

because of this development, a centralized governing agent which organized

the religion did not develop as it did with the Hebrews. In approximately ca

1290-1250 B.C.E., Moses further supplemented both traditions with a covenant

between God and his believers. Moses, married Zipphora, from a different

Semitic tribe, (Ishmael descendants?) as they referred to God as the God of

Abraham, this would indicate the strong similarity of beliefs and customs

between the Hebrew and Arab tribes at that time. In approximately 600 C.E.,

a somewhat modified revival of the beliefs and traditions of Abraham

occurred, due to the persuasions of Mohammed. He disagreed with the

commonly held belief that Isaac and his descendents were the chosen ones.

3. What do the Islamic people follow. Why are they significant.

        Mohammed redefined the Arabic religious tradition on this point into the

tradition of Islam. Islamic belief centered on "submission to the will of Allah

by fulfilling the five duties know as the Pillars of Islam". Within the organized

movement of Islam, ca 570-632 B.C.E., a written tradition, as well as a central

controlling agent of the Arab tribes, developed through compilation of the

Qur'an. The Qur'an, although in some ways similar to the teachings in the...