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calf, golden

A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | | Copyright

calf, golden (or calf, molten) The archetypal image of apostasy, in Hebrew tradition. There is much evidence of the worship of cattle in the Near East, certainly from the 6th millenniumBCE, in Anatolia, but the classical account of this apostasy in the OT is when Moses was so long absent, engaged in conversation with the Lord on Mount Sinai, that the Israelites down below began to be mutinous. So Aaron ordered a mass collection of golden earrings (Exod. 32: 2), reshaped them in the fire, and ‘there came out this calf’! On his return Moses had the idol melted down again. Cf. 1 Kgs. 12: 28. See also Jeroboam (1).

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golden calf

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

golden calf erected by the Israelites on several occasions, as related in the Bible and the Qur'an. Aaron made one while Moses was on Mt. Sinai. Jeroboam placed one at Bethel and another at Dan. Hosea denounced one in Samaria. Archaeological evidence suggests that bull images functioned as representations of the gods or as bearers of them. Bull cults were widespread in Canaan at the time of the invasion of the Israelites.

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golden calf

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

gold·en calf • n. (in the Bible) an image of gold in the shape of a calf, made by Aaron in response to the Israelites' plea for a god while they awaited Moses' return from Mount Sinai, where he was receiving the Ten Commandments (Exod. 32). ∎ a false god, esp. wealth as an object of worship.

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golden calf

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

golden calf in the Bible, an idol erected by the Israelites on several occasions. Aaron made one while Moses was on Mt. Sinai. Jeroboam I made two, and Hosea denounced a calf in Samaria. A bull cult was widespread in Canaan at the time of the Israelite invasion.

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Golden Calf

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | Copyright

Golden Calf. An object of worship set up
a. by the Israelites in the wilderness (Exod. 32) and

b. by King Jeroboam I (1 Kgs. 12: 28).

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Golden Calf

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Copyright

Golden Calf. The golden statue made by Aaron in Exodus 32.

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