When Jehovah rescued them from Egyptian slavery and was leading them to the Promised Land, he said this about their dealings with its inhabitants: “You must not bow down to their gods or be persuaded to serve them, and you must not imitate their practices.
वचन दिलेल्या देशात पोचण्याआधीच, त्या ठिकाणी राहणाऱ्‍या लोकांविषयी यहोवानं त्यांना ताकीद दिली होती.