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Patriarchal period refers to when Abraham was born to when Joseph goes to Egypt.This period is marked by a nomadic and semi nomadic lifestyle such as livestock herding, living in familiar clans and tribal leadership.
Patriarchs brought the worship of One true God.They also showed hospitality by welcoming visitors
Example
In the book of Genesis 28:10-14 We get the story of Jacob who went out from Beersheba and went towards Haran .He lighted upon a certain place and tarried all night he took of the stone of that place and put them for his pillows and laid down to sleep.And he dreamed and behold a ladder set up on the earth and the top of it reached to heaven and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
Gen 12:1_3 Talks about the call of Abraham and the covenant that God made with him.
The patriarchs respected culture in that when time came for lsaac to have a wife, Abraham sent his senior servant to get a wife for him from his own tribe.Gen 24:1_4
Understanding the cultural and historical context helps one to interplate scripture appropriately.