The other best-known period was during the early history of the Hebrew nation, when the Bible records that the patriarchs Abraham and Jacob, and kings David and Solomon among others, practiced polygamy (see 2 Samuel 12:8).
Ang isa pang pinakatanyag na panahon ay noong unang panahon ng bansang Hebreo, noong itinala ng Bibliya na ang mga patriyarkong sina Abraham at Jacob, at mga haring David at Solomon, maliban pa sa iba, ay nagsagawa ng poligamya (tingnan ang 2 Samuel 12:8).