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In the since that the Isrealites themselves contributed to other religions, as the Pentateuch indicates, some people who had contact with Israel came to belive in and respect the God of Israel. There is also Biblical account of cultures surrounding Israel at various times influincing them. Throughout the Old Testament, there are accounts of Israel going back and forth from strict obedience to their God and to "mixing" their religions with other cultures' beliefs. One can argue that Judaism has influenced other religions without the direct help of the Israelites, such as Islam which is a faith related to the story of Abraham. Islam beleives that many of the figures in the accounts of the Israelite faith are real, but the Muslim scriptures tend to have different beliefs about exactly what they did. Also, Cabbala is a mixing of the traditional Israelite faith with mysticism which is still practiced by some today.

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