Counties represent subdivisions within states and deliver services at the local level pertaining to:
Record-keeping
Licensing
Economic development
All of the above

All the above

Explanation:

Think about all the things your county does. Your county gives you a license, keeps a record of you and economic impacts. Instead of doing all of city wide. Some cities are too big to do that, so we have counties.

it increased the power of the king of england.

the hebrew bible is the sacred text of judaism;

the koran is that of islam.

among eastern religions, the sacred scriptures of hinduis are the four vedas and the upanishads, among others.

a main characteristic in these books is that un most of them we find certain "norms" of behavior, as is the case of the bible that has it's commandments. these rules are to regulate the behavior of believers and faithful of their respective faith.

these rules tell us what is right and what is not.