Abrahamic religions
The Abrahamic religions are a group of religious communities of faith that claim descent from the religion of the ancient Israelites and the worship of the God of Abraham. The Abrahamic religions are monotheistic. The term derives from patriarch Abraham, a major biblical figure from The Hebrew Bible. The major Abrahamic religions are Christianity, Islam and Judaism.
Religions
| Religion | Founded in | Claims descent from | Central symbol | Central scripture | Central figure | Adherents | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christianity | 1st century CE | Isaac and Joseph | Christian cross | Christian Bible | Jesus | Christians | 2.4 billion |
| Islam | 7th century CE | Ishmael | Star and crescent | Qur'an | Muhammad | Muslims | 1.9 billion |
| Judaism | 20th–18th century BCE | Isaac and Joseph | Star of David | Tanakh | Moses | Jews | 14 million |
| Bahá'í Faith | 19th century CE | Keturah's children | 9-pointed star | Aqdas | Bahá'ullah | Baha'is | 10 million |
| Druze | 11th century CE | Ishmael | Druze star | Hikmah | Hamza | Muwahhidun | 5 million |
| Samaritanism | 20th–18th century BCE | Isaac and Joseph | Pentateuch | Moses | Samaritans | 820 followers | |
| Rastafari | 20th century CE | Haile Selassie | Lion of Judah | Christian Bible | Haile Selassie | Rastas | 700,000 |
| Mormonism | 19th century CE | Joseph Smith | Christ leaving the tomb | Christian Bible and | Jesus | Latter-Day Saints | 17 million |
| Mandaeism | 4-6th century CE | Shem | The Drabsha | The Ginza Rabba | John the Baptist | Mandaens | 60-100 thousand |
Abrahamic Religions Media
From top to bottom: the Star of David (Judaism), the cross (Christianity), and the star and crescent (Islam) are the symbols commonly used to represent the three largest Abrahamic religions.
A Bible handwritten in Latin, on display in Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, England. This Bible was transcribed in Belgium in 1407 for reading aloud in a monastery.
The Sermon on the Mount by Carl Heinrich Bloch (1877)