Judaism originated with the biblical patriarch Abraham in approximately 1800 BCE in the ancient near eastern region of Canaan, which today constitutes Israel and the Palestinian territories.
There are an estimated 16.5 million Jews worldwide, or 0.2% of the 8 billion people worldwide. The Jews read the holy book called the Tanakh, which teaches that God is the creator of the universe and to pray only to God alone. The Jewish believe in the Revelation and God's relationship with man. Their god is Yahweh, the god of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He delivered the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.