Comparing The Ten Commandments With Hammurabi's Law

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The major contributes Hebrews made to the western civilization is religion, the idea of one God, the nature of God, the covenant between humans and God and morality. Without these in effect, then today’s society would have different laws to punish troublemakers, and how to be a good person. For example, comparing the Ten Commandments with Hammurabi’s Law. Morality also brings the concept of sin, and guilt. The bible is an important scripture because it shows the history of human beings, the origins of humans and what will happen at the end of the human race. Without morality, humans beings wouldn’t have social consciousness, and humans would do whatever they, which is not good to God. Hebrews are more focused on the relationship with God, morals,