Spiritual Resources: Contemporary Problems in Judaism

Abstract

The spiritual resources of Judaism date back to Abraham the patriarch, celebrated in the book of Genesis. He was the first to bear the name "Ivri"-"The Hebrew" (Gen 14:13). Abraham is regarded as the father of the Hebrew people. He came from the city of Ur in Mesopotamia. Nehemiah tells us: "You are Adonay, the God who chose Abram and brought him forth from Ur of the Chaldees and gave him the name Abraham (meaning 'father of a multitude') (9:7)." The Archaeologists and students of near-eastern antiquity would date Abraham at around 1935 B.C.