Did Religions Start Monotheistic?

The first monotheistic religion developed in Ancient Egypt during the reign of Akhenaten, but it failed to gain a foothold and disappeared soon after his death. Monotheism did not become a permanent fixture in the world until the adoption of monotheism by Hebrews in Babylon.

What religion created monotheistic?

Post-exilic Judaism, after the late 6th century BC, was the first religion to conceive the notion of a personal monotheistic God within a monist context.

What came first monotheism or polytheism?

Still, it wasn't until 1660 that the term monotheism was first used, and decades later the term polytheism, Chalmers said. Later, the distinction was made as a way to help explain why some societies were "civilized" and others were "primitive."