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Golden calf

Golden calf (Ex 32:4, 8; Deut 9:16; Neh 9:18). This was a molten image of a calf which the idolatrous Israelites formed at Sinai. This symbol was borrowed from the custom of the Egyptians. It was destroyed at...

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Golden calf (Ex 32:4, 8; Deut 9:16; Neh 9:18). This was a molten image of a calf which the idolatrous Israelites formed at Sinai. This symbol was borrowed from the custom of the Egyptians. It was destroyed at the command of Moses (Ex 32:20). (See AARON; MOSES)

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