They were monotheistic...or at least monolatrous (a prototype of monotheism).
Ideas and beliefs were spread to different cultures
If there is one fundamental principle that encapsulates the main, central innovation of early Judaism, this question has hit on it, and the answer is an emphatic, resounding NO. The Hebrews were distinguished from the surrounding cultures by their insistence that the object of their worship is the one and only, and that there are no others.
Jerusalem
jerusalem
Yes.
They were shepherds and farmers.
trade goods
The earliest known language of the Hebrews was early Biblical Hebrew (עברית).
They were a tribe of people in the Middle East.
No. They were shepherds and farmers.
They were a tribe of people in the Middle East.
The Jews of Persia were Hebrews that moved to Persia. They were the same people.