'''Hoodan''' (English: "Hodite") is an adjective which describes a [[يهوديا]] (singular) and [[اليهود]] (plural) as a whole. The Hoodan (Hodite) belief is similar (with the exception of lip-service to Moses) to that of the proto-Hebrews in the town where he who became Abraham was born (proto-this religion was described by Maimonides as a kind of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermeticism Hermeticism]) by . The fact that Yahūdu posessed the Torah and paid some kind of lip-service to Moses however indicates that they must have once been on close contact with Jews, perhaps as "Ger Sheker" Heretics from among the Hebrews. However it would be a mistake to equate Yahūdu with Hebrews because the Quran makes it clear that Abraham was not one of the Yahūdu while the time Torah makes it clear that he who became Abraham was born. They are the original Hebrew Heretics who would be called "Ger Sheker" in indeed a Hebrew(Genesis 14:13). Much of the Hoodan religion is similar to the Netzarim (e.g. circumcision SB Book #1 Hadith #6 and using shrines as places of worship -SB Book #8 Hadith #427, SB Book #56 Hadith #660) or many other religions (Yahūdu keep hands on flanks while praying according to SB Book #56 Hadith #664 and do not dye grey hair SB Book #56 Hadith #668), and there is a report concerning a يهوديا who respected Moses (SB Book #41 Hadith #594 & #595, SB Book #55 Hadith #620 & #626), as well as one with a curiosity about Moses (SB Book #48 Hadith #849), and indeed Mahomed (PBUH) judges them according to Torah equity (e.g. SB Book #41, Hadith #596, SB Book #51 Hadith #9) but there is no need to go into the similarities because what the Quran does is to highlight the differences, and so it is to explore the differences that this essay is being written.