The Israelites were the first monotheistic religion, which means that they believe in one God, and their civilization was around from 1000 B.C. to 586 B.C. They had an unique belief system, because at that time they were the only religion who believed that there was only one God and He was everywhere and controlled everything. They called this religion Judaism. The Israelites recorded all of their laws and events that occurred in the Torah. The Torah is a book that the Israelites held most sacred to them, because it included the first five books of the Hebrew Bible. Abraham is considered the father of the Israelite people, because he made a covenant with God stating that Abraham shall be the father of a multitude of nations, and that Abraham and his descendants after him shall keep this everlasting covenant alive. Another important person was Moses, who renewed God’s covenant with the Israelites and was given the Ten Commandments through God. The Ten Commandments is a set of laws that God gave to Moses. The laws stress religion and moral codes, such as “You shall not Steal.” Supposedly, a famine forced many of the Israelites out of their “promised land,” …show more content…
This period of migration was known as the Diaspora. The Israelites’ government was a theocracy, which means their government and religion were mixed into one. For example, the priests were at the top of the hierarchy, while the craftsmen were probably closer to the bottom. Men were the leaders of their society, the religion was patriarchal, like most of the civilizations around at that time. Women had no say in what happened, if the husband wanted to move from Judah to Israel, they were moving. Another example would be if the husband passed away, the oldest son would then play the role of the father, if the wife/mother wanted to do anything she’d have to get her son’s permission