The Egyptians.
The Egyptians; although one can say that certain Hindus were also the first monotheists.Adam and Eve, and their descendants.No, the ancient Egyptians were POLYtheists -- many gods. Earliest monotheists were the Zoroastrians, who predate Jews.
Polytheists were people who believed in and worshipped multiple gods and goddesses. This belief system was common in ancient civilizations such as the Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, and the Norse.
The Hebrews did not develop the practice of polytheism. Polytheism was practiced by other nations.
They were polytheists because they believed in many gods.
Because the Hebrews were starting to outnumber the Egyptians in population.
Moses did not transfer the Egyptians. Moses led the Hebrews out of Egypt and the Egyptians stayed put.
The Egyptians believed it. The Hebrews focused only on life and made no statements one way or the other about the afterlife.
The Hebrews were enslaved by the Egyptians. The Egyptian people didn't necessarily enslaved the Hebrews, The Hyksos took over Egypt and then they feared that the Hebrews were to powerful so they enslaved them.
AnswerNo. The Hebrews were a Wst Semitic people, closely related to the Canaanites and their neighbours to the north and west. The ancient Egyptians were different ethnically, with a different culture, language and writing system.
The Egyptians caught up with them, but God drowned the Egyptians in the Sea of Suf (Exodus ch.14).
Since they were slaves (in the end), whatever they were told to do.
The Egyptians gave their gold, silver and precious gems to the Hebrews.