Golden calf
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Easton's 1897
(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.)
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · public domain
ISBE 1915
From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915). Where it reports or adopts critical theories, those are the views of its writers or the scholars they cite; Gospel Companion holds the historic Christian view of Scripture.
gold'-'-n: Probably a representation of the sun in Taurus.
See ASTROLOGY, 7; CALF, GOLDEN.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain
In Scripture
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- Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Public domain
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · Public domain