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c. 1500 BC
 
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The Jews adopt a long-established Egyptian ritual - the circumcision of boys      
c. 280 BC
 
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The Jewish community of Alexandria coins the word diaspora for Jews living far from Israel       
c. 280 BC
 
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The Jews of Alexandria commission the Greek translation of the Old Testament which becomes known as the Septuagint       
c. 300
 
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The Jews of the Diaspora have by now spread through much of the Roman empire, where they are treated with tolerance      
c. 1180
 
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In Cairo the Jewish philosoper Moses Maimonides writes, in Arabic, a much translated text with the endearing title Guide to the Perplexed