Question

Describe where the jews began, where they spread to, and what role the torah played.

Answer 1

even though It began to became pretty famous in Greek during Hellenistic period around 323 BCE , it has been mentioned in an Israeli record around 1214-1500 BCE . Now, the religion has spread to all over the world
Torah is a central reference to Judaic religion, a teaching shared by many jewish people

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