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Monotheism, or the belief in one God, has been an aspect of world religions as far back as recorded history tells. There is several possibilities for how Monotheism arose in ancient culture. One way would be to raise one of the gods of a polytheistic society so high above the rest that the others are eventually forgotten. Another would be that maybe a culture had started out as monotheistic. However monotheism started, it has made a major impact on society, but where did this idea arise. From a Christian perspective, the best source of information on origin of monotheism is the Hebrew culture. As we know, the Hebrew culture wasn’t always consistent in there observance of worship to one God, but they were supposed to be. The Hebrews had a problem with always wanting to worship the