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Show x-: j-:x.:x.:.x . Tradition Ears Jews' Union With Gentile5 The American Hebrew says that the tradition against Intermarriage cmong .lews Is traced hack to Abraham, who ordered his estate manager. Ellerer, to obtain u wire for Isaac from among his, Abraham's, own people. In Araniea. It should be added that this Is only a ti'iidlllon. It became a practice among .lews al the lime Ihey returned from (he Babylonian exile In the I'lflh century before Ihe common era. Interinanlage, however, has taken place among .lews at nil times. The reason why Jews have clung lo the Iradillon of Abraham mid the enactment enact-ment of Ezra lies In Ihe psychology of group consciousness, espeolallv as (bis Is welded by (he rellglmm Ideal. The belief of (he .lews t hut they are a people chosen by (!od ( disseminate knowledge of Him and Ills moral nud ethical will among the peer'''' world Is ntso a greal fader W' ' . by the desire o hold to Its n'11 ' the world and. probably. ns'' ''; fear lest Intermarriage should ' the force for carrying out l,s . |