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While most ancient peoples worshiped many pagan (non-existent) gods, the Hebrews worshiped only one God (''monolatry'') (but even misbehaving Hebrews had false gods – note the Second Commandment).  The Hebrews referred to God as "YHVH" (Latinised as "Jehovah"), and to this day some observant Jewish people consider it improper to write the name of God, and instead they write "G-d". It is the name God instructed Moses to use at the encounter at the miraculous burning bush that continued to burn without destruction in Exodus 3:14:  "God said to Moses, 'I AM WHO I AM'; and He said, 'Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you.'"

While most ancient peoples worshiped many pagan (non-existent) gods, the Hebrews worshiped only one God (''monolatry'') (but even misbehaving Hebrews had false gods – note the Second Commandment).  The Hebrews referred to God as "YHVH" (Latinised as "Jehovah"), and to this day observant Jewish people consider it improper to pronounce or write this name in Hebrew; some prefer not even to write the English word "God", and instead write "G-d".  

 

It is the name God instructed Moses to use at the encounter at the miraculous burning bush that continued to burn without destruction in Exodus 3:14:  "God said to Moses, 'I AM WHO I AM'; and He said, 'Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you.'"

It remains a mystery as to precisely when the books of the Old Testament were written, but here are some estimates:

It remains a mystery as to precisely when the books of the Old Testament were written, but here are some estimates: