There are different ways in which to answer this question. First, since historical arguments are difficult to piece together, especially with Judaism, due to the antiquity of the religion, the best that we can do is approximate.
With Judaism, they look to Abraham, because he was their first patriarch. It was through him that Isaac was born, who became the father of Esau and Jacob and it was through Jacob the 12 tribes of Israel were born. The best guess in terms of date is the middle bronze age - 2200-1800.
Christianity started with Jesus and his followers in the first century AD. However, Christians would argue that their religion goes back and includes the Jews. This is why their canon includes the Jewish Bible, which Christians call the Old Testament. So, there is a theological question here.
Islam began with Muhammad in the middle east around 600. It was stated that he received revelations from Allah.
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