Centuries later when Jehovah chose the Israelites as his people, polygamy already existed among them, although it apparently was far more common to have just one wife.
Shekuj më vonë, kur Jehovai zgjodhi izraelitët si popullin e tij, poligamia tashmë ekzistonte mes tyre, ndonëse me sa duket ishte shumë më e zakonshme që burrat të kishin vetëm një grua.