HISTORY
THE ANCIENT MIDDLE EAST AND EGYPT 3200 BC500 BC
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Question
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Unlike most other nearby peoples, the Israelites believed in
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one all-powerful God
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a fearful underworld
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bows and arrows
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many gods that combined ruled the world
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Israelites were different from many other groups at the time. They practiced monotheism. This means they believed in one God. Other groups practiced polytheism, the worship of more than one god.
Detailed explanation-2: -Yahweh was an ancient Levantine deity that emerged as a “divine warrior” worshipped first in Edom, and later in Canaan as the national god of ancient Israelites and Judahites.
Detailed explanation-3: -Jews traditionally believe in a monotheistic conception of God (God is only one), which is both transcendent (wholly independent of, and removed from, the material universe) and immanent (involved in the material universe).
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