You:The "Hebrews were monogamous"? Who said? Not just the patriarchs. Elkanah,
Moses (well, maybe him). The Torah makes several provisions for co-wives and their children. I admit, polygamy was probably rare, since the population is divided pretty evenly, but it certainly was not unheared of.
Proverbs 5:18 exemplifies the attitude, and the position of rabbis is similar.
Elkanah, David, Solomon... You know the historical value of these examples. Polygamy was largely reserved for kings, and even Herod seemingly divorced one wife before marrying another.
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