The correlation of the poetic merits of the Old Testament with its moral content determines its value as a literary monument. The connection between ancient biblical tales and modernity allows us to better understand the experience of human existence. The nomination of the tribal God to the role of the universal Almighty contributed to the formation of ideas about the group exclusivity of one ethnic group and its dominant role over all others. Usurpation of the right to speak for all of humanity through the mouths of representatives of one part of it is fraught with the most serious consequences. The ethical condemnation of the psychological aspect of such elitism determined the meaning of the expression “Best of all.” An ironic or sarcastic presentation characterizes the author's attitude to certain passages in the source.