1) From the time of Moses, they read the Torah (Talmud, Bava Kama 82a).
2) Even before Moses, they had Israelite parchments on which their traditions were recorded (midrash Shemot Rabbah 5:18) which they studied regularly (ibid). These included the entire book of Genesis (ibid. 5:22), which had been prophetically written by the Forefathers themselves. They may have also had such ancient texts as the Book of Yashar (see Joshua 10:13), the Book of the Generations of Man (Genesis ch.5), the Book of the Wars of the Lord (see Numbers 21:14) and others.
All three cultures had origin stories that included the idea of a massive flood.
West Semitic people from the eastern coast of the Mediterranean (where Phoenician and Hebrew groups lived) are usually credited with developing the world's first alphabet.
The genealogies in the Old Testament served to assure the Hebrew people that the stories were real and could be believed, because the authors supposedly even knew such details as the lines of succession for the patriarchs, kings and prophets.
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Genesis, is the first book of the Hebrew Bible,the Old Testament. It depicts stories of the creation, the establishment and Gods dealings with the first people that were foreordained to become Israel.
The Hebrews were the first to adapt the Phoenician alphabet for the Hebrew language.
It is the location of the events and stories of the Hebrew Bible.
The first person to be called a Hebrew in the Bible was Abraham. He is considered the patriarch of the Hebrew people and is mentioned in the book of Genesis.
The Hebrew people were the first people to use the old testament.
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Yes, Abraham was the first Hebrew.
Tradition holds that it was Abraham.
No, publishing real stories about people is considered infringement of privacy and can get you sued.
The first person who ever spoke. People have always told stories.
Jewish tradition and scripture hold that it was Abraham, in about 2000 BCE
The builders and first inhabitants of Jerusalem spoke Hebrew. Hebrew fell out of use sometime after the 6th Century BCE, and was replaced by Aramaic, which is closely related to Hebrew.