nt. This is different from the Sumerians and Egyptians telling of the creation of gods and the fact that there is more than one. The first story tells about Yahwehs creation of the physical world, the animal world and then the creation of man. The second version of the story tells of a kind of wilderness in the beginning that comes to life when Yahweh causes it to rain. It then goes into a detailed account of the creation of man. The Hebrews myths differed from the Sumerians and Egyptians in that they were more time structured and followed a more cyclical process. Yahweh was not a nature god like the many gods of the Sumerians and Egyptians. He creates man to have domination over all the creatures of the earth. This is unlike the myths of the Sumerians and Egyptians. Man was not put on Earth for the sole purpose of serving gods but to be the rulers of the Earth.The Hebrew were very devoted to their god Yahweh. They made food offerings and tried to follow the laws Yahweh set forth to live by (Ten Commandments). However, they realized that their sole purpose of existence was not to serve him. They understood that there were consequences when the rules Yahweh set forth were broken but realized Yahweh was a forgiving god. He was different from the hot tempered, merciless gods of the Sumerians and the Egyptians.As discussed, the Sumerians had strong relationships with their gods. They perceived the gods as powerful and merciless, however they honored and respected them. They lived solely to please their gods and looked at their situation with pessimism because they were like slaves to their gods. The Egyptians saw their gods as a bit more merciful. This was concluded by them because their gods gave the universe order and did not act from impulse, as was the case with the Sumerian gods. The Hebrews had the closest relationship with their god, seeing him as forgiving and understanding. It is interesting to observe how geog...
