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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. 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 ...

  5. Jews - Wikipedia

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    The Jews (Hebrew: יְהוּדִים ‎, ISO 259-2: Yehudim, Israeli pronunciation:) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group [13] and nation [14] originating from the Israelites of the ancient Near East, [15] and whose traditional religion is Judaism.

  6. Bedouin - Wikipedia

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    The Jordanian government provides the Bedouin with different services such as education, housing and health clinics. However, some Bedouins give it up and prefer their traditional nomadic lifestyle. In the recent years, there is a growing discontent of the Bedouin with the ruling monarch Abdullah II of Jordan .

  7. Demographics of Jordan - Wikipedia

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    Jordan is a home to 2,175,491 registered Palestinian refugees. [19] Out of those 2,175,491 refugees, 634,182 have not been given Jordanian citizenship. [20] Jordan also hosts around 1.4 million Syrian refugees who fled to the country due to the Syrian Civil War since 2011.

  8. Culture of Jordan - Wikipedia

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    Jordan. The culture of Jordan is based on Arabic and Islamic elements. Jordan stands at the intersection of the three continents of the ancient world, lending it geographic and population diversity. Notable aspects of the culture include the traditional music and clothing of Jordan and interest in sports. These include football and basketball ...

  9. Origins of Judaism - Wikipedia

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    The most widespread belief among Archeologist and Historical scholars is that the origins of Judaism lie in Bronze Age polytheistic Canaanite religion. Judaism also syncretized elements of other Semitic religions such as Babylonian religion, which is reflected in the early prophetic books of the Tanakh. [6] [failed verification]