Hebrews, the ancient Hebrews are a type of Semitic people. They were nomadic in the grasslands of the Euphrates River Basin in the 13th century BC. In the middle of the 12th century BC, they entered Canaan. It was the area that was later called Palestine. The Canaanites at that time called the outsiders "Hebrews," which means "people from the other side of the river" ("river" refers to the Euphrates River).
According to historical records in the Old Testament of the Bible, their distant ancestor Abraham (pronounced Ibrahim in Arabic) originally lived near the Sumerian Ur Empire and later migrated to Canaan. (today’s Israel/Palestine area).
He had two sons. The youngest son Isaac became the ancestor of the Jews. According to the records of the Bible and the Koran, the eldest son Ishmael (Arabic pronunciation Yis) was born to Abraham and his maid Hagar. The descendants of Mayi are the Arabs. So in terms of original blood, Jews and Arabs are very close.
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Racial characteristics
1. Skin color: After nearly two thousand years of wandering around the world, the Jews have intermarryed with the local people, making the Jews The skin colors have become diverse, including white Jews, yellow Jews, black Jews, and Jews with sub-skin colors from India and Latin America.
2. Symbolic colors: Blue and white are the colors that symbolize the Jews. Article 4 (1) of the Nuremberg Laws enacted by Nazi Germany in 1935 prohibited Jews from displaying the flag of the Third Reich or displaying colors that symbolize Germany. (i.e. the colors of the Nazi flag, red, white, black) (2) Jews can display colors that symbolize Jews. (i.e. blue and white). Because white was both the color of the flag of the Third Reich and the color that symbolized the Jews, Jews were allowed to display white as an exception.
3. Covenant people
Circumcision (cutting off the foreskin of male infants) is a traditional religious ceremony popular among the Jews. In Hebrew, this ceremony is called "covenant" (brit) or "covenant of circumcision" (brit milah). Mohel was the executor of circumcision. If the baby boy has no reasons for delay such as illness or other health problems, Mohan will perform circumcision on the eighth day after birth.
During the circumcision, Mohan will give a blessing and declare that the baby boy has fulfilled the law. Then the parents of the baby boy will give a blessing to show that their son has been included in the covenant between God and the Jews, officially Naming a baby boy. According to the record in the Bible Genesis 17:9-14, God commanded Abram to be circumcised for himself, his male descendants, and his servants as a permanent covenant.
According to Halakah, the oral law of medieval Judaism, those who do not follow circumcision will be regarded as intentional offenders (karet) and will incur the punishment of being cut off from God. For Jews, circumcision of a male child on the eighth day after birth has special sacred significance.
4. Educational awareness
This nation attaches great importance to knowledge and conducts memory training on children starting from the age of one and a half. The Jews began teaching their children to read the Old Testament as soon as they could speak. The purpose of Jewish education is for the future. Jewish education should cultivate the next generation who can create a Jewish future and realize Jewish dreams. From a Jewish perspective, missing out on educational opportunities because they are worried that their children will not understand is just a form of overprotection on the part of parents.
In order to plant good seeds in their children, Jews let their children learn and memorize. Therefore, it can be said that Jewish children begin to consciously receive memory training from the age of one and a half. When they were three or four years old, they began to study in private schools. Every child will be welcomed with warm applause when he enters the classroom to make him feel that learning is happy; it is said that in every Jewish home, when the child just becomes sensible, the mother will open the Bible and sprinkle a drop of honey on it. On top, then let the child kiss the honey on the Bible. Then, the mother will tell the child: Books are sweet.
Jews believe that the earlier education starts, the better, so children begin full thinking behavior when they are four years old. At that time, adults will tell children that there is no so-called right answer in the world, and don't stick to one idea, because there are many other ways of thinking.
Meanwhile, memory training continues. By the time a child reaches the age of five, he or she must memorize the entire Old Testament. The Old Testament is a large classic, and the level of memorizing it all is very high.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Jews