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A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | | Copyright

graven image The OT prohibition of idolatry (Deut. 4: 15–18) was renewed by christians when confronted with orders to worship the statue of the Roman emperor (Rev. 14: 9–11). But the OT (Isa. 46: 6) was too much driven by religious polemic in supposing that Babylonians worshipped the idol itself: it was the god's spirit within the statue that was venerated.

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graven image

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

graven image an idol, in allusion to the second commandment in Exodus 20:2, ‘Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image.’

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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "graven image." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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graven image

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

grav·en im·age • n. a carved idol or representation of a god used as an object of worship.

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Graven images: in our race for ultimate claims, we usurp God's uniqueness. Magazine article from: Presbyterian Record; 6/1/1999
	"Graven images of a closed society:" the Huron Hutterite colony, 1920s. Magazine article from: Manitoba History; 2/1/2007
	The Graven Image: Representation in Babylonia and Assyria Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 7/1/2004