The word “attribute” means;

to regard as produced by or originating in the time, period, place, etc.

To Indicated, credit; assign:

to attribute a work to a particular period; to attribute a discovery to a particular country.

To give credit to the source where some thing originates from,

to regard or to show respect to the historical source that produced forth the physical event that you are partaking of in your present time.

Most of the cultures that dwells on the face of the earth attribute their cultural structure,

spiritual wisdom, success, health, and traditions to their elders who lived in the ancient days,

to their clan or spiritual leaders in their community, and to their gods who governs their religious system. 

The attributing of wisdom. 

In the Jewish or Hebrew culture which upholds the religious standard of believing only in one God,

attributes it’s wisdom, knowledge, success, health and prosperity to the God of Abraham, Isaac And Jacob. 

In the western world:

Whereas the western culture, Cultures like; the ancient empire of Greece, Rome,

and Europe, attributes their wisdom to one of their gods called Zeus,

who derives his roots from the pagan god’s of Edom (Esau).

Here is an Example of a passage in the Bible or speech which gives attribute to it’s source:

(God appeared to Abraham, and He promised him a son,

After that; Abraham begot Isaac and Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot the Twelve tribes, Etc). 

Attribute quotation – in the bible;

The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob…..

Every time when ever such a story is told,

One can hear that it gives attribute to the historical events which causes the present events of a certain given culture to occur.

In the western culture of Europe;

intellect, skills, and talents are always attributed to the academic translation (intellect) of the Greeks and the Romans whose origin roots from Esau.

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