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| Noah in the ark |
Today, you will find most practicing and non-practicing Jews (especially Israelis) utter the phrase "Baruch Hashem" (Blessed is G-d).
Well, the Jews did not create this phrase. In fact, G-d recorded these phrases that were uttered first by non-Jews. Here are some examples.
In Genesis 9:2:
He then said, 'Blessed be God, the Lord of Shem! Canaan shall be his slave!
He is referring to Noah.
In Genesis 24:2:
He said, 'Blessed be God, Lord of my master Abraham, who has not withdrawn the kindness and truth that He grants to my master. Here I am, still on the road, and God has led me to the house of my master's close relatives!'
He is referring to Eliezer, the servant of Avraham, after he was successful in finding a wife for Yitzchak (Isaac).
Later on, in Genesis 18:10:
He said, 'Blessed be God, who rescued you from the power of Egypt and Pharaoh - who liberated the people from Egypt's power.
He is referring to Yisro (Jethro), the father-in-law of Moses, who later converted to Judaism.
So, as you can see, the first peoples who blessed G-d whom G-d chose to record in His Word, the Torah, are none other than gentiles.
