In Mesopotamia Abrahamās family worshipped āother gods.ā In Canaan they adopted the name of the Canaanitesā supreme god, El, for a god Abraham experienced as uniquely transcendent and personal, to whom he entrusted himself and his family, worshipping that god exclusively as āGod Most High.ā Hence, Abraham is traditionally considered the first monotheist.
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