The Origin of the Abrahamic Religions

<p>Once upon a time, there lived a man called Abraham in a place called Ur (which is present-day Iraq) in Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia had polytheism in those days, meaning many people followed many different gods, and an idolatry form of worship was common.</p> <p>Abraham worked in his father&rsquo;s idol shop, but he himself never saw the point of worshipping some idol created by humans itself, and would often question its rationale. Then one day, Abraham had a revelation from God himself telling him that there is indeed only one God and not many gods like most people believe. Abraham was also commanded by God to depart the house of his father Terah and move to the land called Canaan which is the present-day Israel-Palestine.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/our-story-on-earth/the-origin-of-the-abrahamic-religions-3d400fd10a24"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>