In Moses ’ day, Jehovah entered into a covenant with the offspring of the patriarch Jacob, and these became the nation of Israel.
مِنْ وَقْتِ هَابِيلَ حَتَّى زَمَنِ ٱلْآبَاءِ ٱلْأَجِلَّاءِ ،‏ عَبَدَ يَهْوَه عَدَدٌ مِنَ ٱلْأَشْخَاصِ ٱلْأُمَنَاءِ وَأَطَاعُوا وَصَايَاهُ .‏