Wow, taking this on is a risky business. One cannot say they know the answer; nevertheless, we can say that the Bible provided us with several of very legitimate explanations and direction.
The Bible is mostly not a historical document. It is a guideline on how to live. When the Bible was given to us more than 3000 years ago, it gave humanity a code on how to live that many of us use as a guideline for leading our daily lives. The Bible stipulates various approaches starting from a resting day every week to guidelines on how to show mercy concerning the process of killing and eating animals. The Bible provides us with additional essential aspects that the Bible provides us with are Judicial systems, agreements, government and much more.
When we look at the origins of the three major religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, we can see that this incredible tool was given to us by a more knowledgeable creator with a path and a goal in mind. This will be discussed in greater depth in present and future posts on this website.