Golden calf

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title: Golden calf
text: According to the Torah and the Quran, the golden calf was a cult image made by the Israelites when Moses went up to Mount Sinai. In Hebrew, the incident is known as "the sin of the calf". It is first mentioned in the Book of Exodus. Bull worship was common in many cultures. In Egypt, whence according to the Exodus narrative, the Israelites had recently come, the Apis was a comparable object of worship, which some believe the Hebrews were reviving in the wilderness. Alternatively, some believe Ya
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description: Idol in the Bible
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_calf
date created: 2004-07-25T20:12:46Z
date modified: 2024-08-30T22:04:53Z
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