WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -The religious beliefs that made the Hebrews different from the other ancient people was that they believed in one all-powerful God and not many Gods. He was a shepherd from the city of Ur in Mesopotamia who became the father of the Hebrews.

Detailed explanation-2: -Judaism, monotheistic religion developed among the ancient Hebrews. Judaism is characterized by a belief in one transcendent God who revealed himself to Abraham, Moses, and the Hebrew prophets and by a religious life in accordance with Scriptures and rabbinic traditions.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is widely accepted that ancient Israelites were predominantly polytheistic during most or all of the monarchic period. Yahwistic monotheism appears to develop only in the neo-Babylonian period and does not become the dominant religious expression until the Persian period.

Detailed explanation-4: -Judaism emphasizes the Oneness of God and rejects the Christian concept of God in human form. While Christianity recognizes the Hebrew Bible (called the Old Testament by Christians) as part of its scriptural canon, Judaism does not recognize the Christian New Testament.