>>12575382The creation story stems from the Canaanite mythology, which featured a pantheon of creator gods (hence the plural Elohim). Ancient Judeans made the shift from polytheism to monolatry to monotheism over centuries. That’s partially why some aspects of the OT are still firmly rooted in the Pagan tradition
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