A covenant is an agreement, compact or contract between two or more parties. God defines all of the conditions. The people could only accept or decline God's offer. Most Hebrews followed it no matter their life is threaten. They believe in the ten commandments and the law of Moises.
The Israelite's believed that the giving of the commandments reaffirmed their covenant with god
The ancient Hebrews believed only in their own culture.AnswerThe beliefs and practices of the Torah.
I believe this is the convenant that God made with Abraham to make of Abraham's family a great nation.
The Jewish People are known as the Lord's "Covenant people", which is a reference to the many covenants that the Lord made with the descendants of the Jews, most notably the Abrahamic Covenant. The Abrahamic covenant promised seed more numerous than the sands of the sea, and that through them all the people on Earth would be blessed. In other covenants, the Jews were promised a Mesiah and that after they were scattered, that Israel would be gathered again (meaning all twelve tribes) To the Christians, Jesus Christ is the promised Messiah, however the Jews do not believe so, and therefore, this is one way they can still be considered as people of an ongoing covenant because they are still searching for Him. They still follow the Law of Moses, and are still living that covenant, since they do not embrace the "New Covenant" that Jesus made with the world. Another reason is because Israel is not all gathered in, even though Israel is a independent nation again. This is because all of the lost tribes have not been found yet. A third is that the earth is still being blessed through the Jewish people. Not only culturally but spiritual and physically. The Old Testament of the Bible is a compilation of Jewish prophets, and a history of the Jewish People. Jesus Christ was a Jew throughout his life, and dutifully fulfilled the Law of Moses, therefore the New Testament is considered to be coming from the Jews too. The world is physically being blessed with the economic and technological contributions of people of the Jewish faith as well. Because not all of the Lord's covenants with Israel have been fulfilled yet, and they are still following the law of Moses they are considered an ongoing covenant.
The word "Messiah" (מחשיח) to the ancient Hebrews referred to any Jewish priest or king. Anointment was part of the process of being installed as king or priest. There was nothing particularly religious about the term. In times of trouble, when there was no king on the throne, the word "messiah" referred to the next king, who would come and rescue them. It never had a connection with spiritual salvation until the writers of the New Testament redefined it, incorporating into it some Greek spiritual beliefs.
They believed that the giving of the commandments reaffirmed their covenant with god.
The Israelite's believed that the giving of the commandments reaffirmed their covenant with god
they believed that god would protect them.
The Israelites believed that the covenant made with God at Mount Sinai, which established them as God's chosen people and laid out the guidelines for their relationship with Him, was reaffirmed by the giving of the Ten Commandments. The Ten Commandments were seen as a key part of this covenant, outlining the moral and ethical principles that the Israelites were expected to uphold.
They believed that they have a covenant with God. Today they are called Jews, and they still believe this (although this belief is very personal and may take many different forms).
The Hebrews had a covenant with God. Many Jews today still believe this (at least, in one form or another).
God gave the Torah on Mount Sinai to the entire assembled nation of the Israelites (Exodus ch.19-20). This event has no parallel in world history.
As for the old covenant we fell under the Mosiac Law and now for the new covenant we fall under the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Answer To get a fuller understanding of this subject, read the book of Hebrews in the Bible,it might take you an hour.... tops. It was wrote primarily to explain that very thing, and how the new covenant that replaces the old is a better permanant one that replaces a temporary one that was a foreshadow of the new one that was to come. Notice in your reading of Hebrews the key words of : better, and, covenant. It will all be spelled out to you.
The root word of "covenant" is "convenire," which is Latin for "to come together."
Hebrews
If you are asking if the Hebrews were the first people to believe in the existence of one God, the answer is no.
Abraham