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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 golden statue made by Aaron in Exodus 32.

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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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