Edited sentence: According to both traditional Jews and critical historical scholars, a number of qualities distinguish Judaism from the other religions that existed when it first emerged.The first characteristic is monotheism.The significance of this idea lies in that Judaism holds that an omniscient and omnipotent God created humankind.While in polytheistic religions, the gods are limited by the preoccupation of personal desires irrelevant to humankind, by limited powers, and by the interference of other powers, in Judaism, God is unlimited and fully available to care for Creation