• hydroptic@sopuli.xyzOP
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    34
    ·
    edit-2
    3 months ago

    Had to look it up myself, but the Ammonites were a Semitic-speaking people that the Israelites hated because they didn’t worship their god

    • superkret@feddit.org
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      9
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      3 months ago

      Most of the old testament is just the story of how the Israelites genocided all other peoples in the area so they could settle there.

      • hydroptic@sopuli.xyzOP
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        3
        ·
        edit-2
        3 months ago

        Honestly I can’t remember if they outright genocided other peoples in the area, but once the Yahwists went from monolatry (worship of one god without believing that others’ gods are false) to monotheism, iirc it did cause more conflicts between ancient Israel and Judah and their neighbors. Been a while since I last actually read about this stuff