Sunday, November 8, 2015

The Origins of the Jewish People

  1. Adam
    --> humanity
  2. Sheth
  3. Enosh
  4. Keinan
  5. Mahalal'el
  6. Yered
  7. Hanokh
  8. Methushelach
  9. Lamech
  10. Noach
    1. Cham
    2. Yefet
    3. Shem
      --> Shemites (Semites)

  11. Arpakhshad
  12. Shelach
  13. 'Ever
    --> 'Evri, or Hebrews
  14. Peleg
  15. Re'u
  16. S'erug
  17. Nachor
  18. Terach
  19. Avram aka Avraham --> father of the monotheistic, Abrahamaic religions
    1. Yishma'el --> Ismhaelites aka Arabs
    2. Yitz'chak (Isaac)
  20. Yaakov (Jacob) aka Yisra'el (Israel)
    --> Israelites