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  2. History of the Jews in Jordan - Wikipedia

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    A nation related to the Israelites, the Edomites (Idumaeans) resided in present-day southern Jordan, between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba. Iudaea Province on both sides of the Jordan River in the 1st century. The Hasmonean official Antipater the Idumaean was of Idumean origin. He was the progenitor of the Herodian dynasty that ruled Judea ...

  3. Religion in Jordan - Wikipedia

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    Sunni Islam is the dominant religion in Jordan. Muslims make up about 97.2% of the country's population. [1] [2] A few of them are Shiites. Many Shia in Jordan are refugees from Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq. [3] The country also boasts one of the oldest Christian communities in the world, coexisting with the rest of the population. They made up ...

  4. Demographics of Jordan - Wikipedia

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    Demographics of Jordan. Jordan has a population of more than 11.1 million inhabitants as of 2023. [1] Jordanians (Arabic: أردنيون) are the citizens of Jordan. Around 94% of Jordanians are Arabs, while the remaining 6% belong to ethnic minorities, including Circassians, Chechens, Armenians and Kurds. [2][3] In early 2016 about 30% of the ...

  5. Abrahamic religions - Wikipedia

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    Usage. [edit] The term Abrahamic religions (and its variations) is a collective religious descriptor for elements shared by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. [ 9 ] It features prominently in interfaith dialogue and political discourse, but also has entered Academic discourse. [ 10 ][ 11 ] However, the term has also been criticized to be ...

  6. History of Jordan - Wikipedia

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    e. The history of Jordan refers to the history of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the background period of the Emirate of Transjordan under British protectorate as well as the general history of the region of Transjordan. Amman Citadel reflects 7,000 years of Jordanian history. There is evidence of human activity in Transjordan as early as ...

  7. Edom - Wikipedia

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    The nature of Edomite religion is largely unknown before their conversion to Judaism by the Hasmoneans. Epigraphical evidence suggests that the national god of Edom was Qaus (קוס) (also known as 'Qaush', 'Kaush', 'Kaus', 'Kos' or 'Qaws'), since Qaus is invoked in the blessing formula in letters and appear in personal names found in ancient ...

  8. Jewish culture - Wikipedia

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    Jewish culture is the culture of the Jewish people, [1] from its formation in ancient times until the current age. Judaism itself is not simply a faith-based religion, but an orthoprax and ethnoreligion, pertaining to deed, practice, and identity. [2] Jewish culture covers many aspects, including religion and worldviews, literature, media, and ...

  9. Encyclopaedia Judaica - Wikipedia

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    Encyclopaedia Judaica at Jerusalem International Book Fair (JIBF), 1969. The Encyclopaedia Judaica is a multi-volume English-language encyclopedia of the Jewish people, Judaism, and Israel. It covers diverse areas of the Jewish world and civilization, including Jewish history of all eras, culture, holidays, language, scripture, and religious ...