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AnswerNo. The ancient Jews had several beliefs, but most common was the idea of 'heaven' being called 'Abraham's Bosom' (the place where Abraham, their nation's founder went after death). Others believed in the living after death through ones' descendents and so childbirth was important to the Jew - so important that it was law that if a man died childless then his brothers, if he had any, would have to father a child with his widow to ensure his life and his line continued.

Resurrection, however, was believed by some. The Pharisees believed in resurrection but the Sadducees did not - hence the aggressive questioning of Jesus about his own predicted resurrection. And also, this helped in the conversion of Paul - a Pharisee - when he met the resurrected Christ on the damascus Road.

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