2006-06-20 03:58:31 · 23 answers · asked by arigont 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
That would be Adam and Eve. Then Cain, Abel, and Seth are named (but there may have been other children that were not named).
2006-06-20 04:03:02 · answer #1 · answered by Paul McDonald 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The early Jews believed in multiple gods, of which "Jehovah" was only one. Jehovah was originally a god of storms and thunder, so he was high on the god hierarchy for a desert people. Gradually Jehovah (Yahweh) was elevated to the position of the one and only god, but in the early OT there are references to the existence of other gods besides Jehovah.
The first person to establish a religion based on a single almighty deity was the Egyptian king Akhenaton (c. 1379 BCE). This was not received well by most Egyptians of the time, who, like all ancient people, were more comfortable believing in a family of gods. When Aknenaton died, his successors quickly returned to the old gods.
Sigmund Freud, in his book 'Moses and Monotheism', wrote that Moses had been a priest of Akhenaton's who, following the pharoah's death, went on to establish Judaism as an extension of his Egyptian-based religion.
2006-06-20 11:30:18 · answer #2 · answered by Sweetchild Danielle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Biblically Adam and Eve, There is historical evidence that man has always sought some sort of god either multilple dieties or by a monotheistic approach. I accept the Lord God Almighty as the creator and father of all mankind.
2006-06-20 11:03:50 · answer #3 · answered by jegreencreek 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone is born with a need for spiritual fulfillment. Even athiests who do not believe in a god would have some sort of spiritual side to them. So as long as there's been humans roaming the earth, there has been a belief in god, I think.
2006-06-20 11:02:41 · answer #4 · answered by stacey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The angels that were in Heaven to begin with obviously, and then Adam and Eve. They spoke to God and were the first created.
2006-06-20 11:12:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one knows. People who live in cultures with no written language believe in gods and even the oldest known civilizations have gods.
2006-06-20 11:01:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is this a trick question?
It cant be Adam and Eve, they had proof of God, they fellowshipped with him, so they would not have to "believe" it, theyd know it, so I suppose it could be Cain and Abel, or maybe other children before them.
2006-06-20 11:02:25 · answer #7 · answered by sweetie_baby 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who were the first people?
Humans invent Gods in their own images.
2006-06-20 11:02:38 · answer #8 · answered by Left the building 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Adam's family.
2006-06-20 11:02:02 · answer #9 · answered by Walt. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think man throughout all of time has believed in a higher power of some sort. Every civilization and tribe has believed in something higher than themselves that should be respected.
2006-06-20 11:17:40 · answer #10 · answered by Joshua B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋