What are the similarities and differences between Christianity, Judaism, and Islam?

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Christianity, Judaism and Islam are what we commonly call the "Abrahamic
Religions." 

The association with Abraham, and thus the biblical story
of The Call of Abraham, influences all three of the above religions in terms of their beliefs
about God and the origin of humanity. 

In short, the very first tale of
Abraham--found in the first of three sections of the Hebrew Bible, also known as the Torah--is
essentially about God's creation of the paradigmatic human being. In an effort to see if Abraham
would (unlike Adam and Eve) follow his will unconditionally, God tested Abraham with a series of
difficult tasks, all of which Abraham completed without argument. 

Abraham
also heeded God's will when he was told to sacrifice his son, Isaac, to God. He prepared a
ritualistic killing for the child and was stopped just before the actual killing when God
intervened and told him that he needn't see anymore; he...

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