Tradition places Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in this period: the covenant, the promise of descendants and land, and the family's journeys between Mesopotamia, Canaan, and Egypt. The narratives are received as sacred history; their events are not historically verifiable as narrated.
Tagged: Conservative Judaism Jewish Orthodox Judaism Reconstructionist Judaism Reform Judaism Secular Judaism
The Event
- Date
- c. 2000–1500 BCE (traditional)
- Era
- Biblical; Standard periodization of Jewish history
- Location
- Canaan
- Traditions
- Judaism
- Streams
- Orthodox Judaism, Conservative Judaism, Reform Judaism, Reconstructionist Judaism, Secular Judaism
- Key figures
- Abraham, Isaac, Jacob
- Key texts
- Genesis 12-50
Primary Sources
- Genesis 12-50
Secondary Sources
- Goodman, A History of Judaism (Princeton, 2018)
- Johnson, A History of the Jews (Harper, 1987)
Provenance: HIST-0101; confidence 0.8; accessed 2026-10-27.
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