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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 ...
Judaism found its place in the Arabian Peninsula by immigration of Jews, which took place mainly during six periods: After the collapse of Kingdom of Judah in 587 BCE. After the Roman conquest of Judea. After the Jewish rebellion in 66 CE, and the destruction of Jerusalem by Titus in 70 CE, exiles found a home in the desert.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Jewish Jordanian history (1 C, 5 P) L. Livias (6 P) Pages in category "Jews and Judaism in Jordan" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
World Jewish population around 7.7 million, 90% in Europe, mostly Eastern Europe; around 3.5 million in the former Polish provinces. 1881–1884, 1903–1906, 1918–1920. Three major waves of pogroms kill tens of thousands of Jews in Russia and Ukraine. More than two million Russian Jews emigrate in the period 1881–1920.
S. Synagogue-Church at Gerasa. Categories: Jews and Judaism in Jordan. Jewish history by country. Social history of Jordan. History of the Jews in the Arabian Peninsula. History of the Jews in West Asia. History of the Jews in the Mashriq.