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Judaism (Hebrew: יהדות) is the religion of Jewish people, and also the world's oldest Abrahamic monotheistic religion. It was created around the 6th century BCE in Canaan, and is an evolution of the polytheistic religion of Yahwism. It is centered around the Torah. There are about 15 million followers. They are called Jews or Jewish people.^[1] It is the second oldest monotheistic religion. The Torah is the most important holy book of Judaism. The laws and teachings of Judaism come from the Torah, the first five books of the Hebrew Bible and oral traditions. Some of these were first oral traditions and later written in the Mishnah, the Talmud, and other works.

Both Christianity and Islam are related to Judaism. These religions accept the belief in one God and the moral teachings of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), which includes the Torah or "תורה."

1. ↑ "Judaism 101: Jewish population". Archived from the original on 2018-10-18. Retrieved 2017-12-06.