Even before their exile to Babylon in the seventh century B.C.E., the nation of Israel was not immune to the influence of astrology. The Bible tells us about the efforts of faithful King Josiah to remove from among the people the practice of offering sacrifices “to the sun and to the moon and to the constellations of the zodiac and to all the army of the heavens. ” ​ — 2 Kings 23: 5.
फलज्योतिषशास्त्राचा “आधुनिक ” प्रकार हेल्लनी ईजिप्टमध्ये विकसित झाला आणि यहुदी, मुस्लिम व ख्रिस्ती धर्मजगत यांच्यावर त्याचा बराच परिणाम झाला.