Since Abraham came from Ur Iraq and we are all familiar with the epic of Gilgamesh, would it be safe to say that between the confluence of the Tigris & Euphrates rivers where Shatt al Arab lies that Judaism was born?
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Not necessarily. It is certainly where Semetic culture diverged and became unique. Jews are not the only Semetic culture. Let us understand that Judaism does not originate with Abraham. It originates with the Mosaic Law and Ten Commandments. No text of these can be dated older than 900 BCE. It is highly likely that the Hebrews leaving Egypt brought with them the vestages of the late Akhenaton's attempt at monotheism (Aten) in Egypt. The Ten Commandments are very similar, and derivative, of the Egyptian Negative Confession. According to the Torah (and Jewish belief), both the Mosaic Law and Commandments were revealed by Yahweh to Moses, and it was as they were travelling from Egypt to Canaan.
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