Golden calf

Adoration of the Golden Calf by Nicolas Poussin : imagery influenced by the Greco-Roman bacchanal According to the Hebrew Bible , the golden calf (עֵגֶּל הַזָהָב ‘ēggel hazâhâḇ) was an idol (a cult image ) made by Aaron to satisfy the Israelites during Moses ' absence, when he went up to Mount Sinai . The Quran identifies the maker as Samiri. In Hebrew , the incident is known as ḥēṭ’ ha‘ēggel (חֵטְא הַעֵגֶּל) or "The Sin of the Calf". It is first mentioned in Exodus 32:4 ( Taha 20.83 in the Quran ). In Egypt, whence the Hebrews had recently come, the Apis Bull was the comparable object of worship, which the Hebrews were reviving in the wilderness. Among the Egyptians' and Hebrews' neighbors in the Ancient Near East and in the Aegean , the Aurochs , the wild bull, was widely worshipped, often as the Lunar Bull and as the creature of El . Its Minoan manifestation survived as the Cretan Bull of Greek myth. in Chapter 20, Taha Online Quran Project 20.83 .

The Adoration of the Golden Calf - Picture from the Hortus deliciarum of Herrad of Landsberg (12th century) The Adoration of the Golden Calf by Nicolas Poussin According to the Bible , the golden calf (עֵגֶּל הַזָהָב ‘ēggel hazâhâv ) was an idol (a cult image ) made by the Israelites during Moses ' absence, when he went up to Mount Sinai . In Hebrew , the incident is known as ḥēṭ’ ha‘ēggel (חֵטְא הַעֵגֶּל) or "The Sin of the Calf". It is first mentioned in Exodus 32:4 . Bull worship was common in many cultures. In Egypt, whence according to the Exodus narrative the Hebrews had recently come, the Apis Bull was a comparable object of worship, which some believe the Hebrews were reviving in the wilderness; alternatively, some believe the God of Israel was associated with or pictured as a calf/bull deity through the process of religious assimilation and syncretism . Among the Egyptians' and Hebrews' neighbors in the Ancient Near East and in the Aegean , the Aurochs , the wild bull, was widely worshipped, often as the Lunar Bull and as the creature of El . The early Christian Apostolic Constitutions , vi. 4 (c. 380), mentions that "the law is the decalogue, which the Lord promulgated to them with an audible voice, before the people made that calf which represented the Egyptian Apis."

In Hebrew , the incident is known as ḥēṭ’ ha‘ēggel (חֵטְא הַעֵגֶּל) or the Sin of the Calf . It is first mentioned in Exodus 32:4 . Bull worship was common in many cultures. In Egypt, whence according to the Exodus narrative the Hebrews had recently come, the Apis Bull was a comparable object of worship, which some believe the Hebrews were reviving in the wilderness; alternatively, some believe the God of Israel was associated with or pictured as a calf/bull deity through the process of religious assimilation and syncretism . Among the Egyptians' and Hebrews' neighbors in the ancient Near East and in the Aegean , the aurochs , the wild bull, was widely worshipped, often as the Lunar Bull and as the creature of El . The early Christian Apostolic Constitutions , vi. 4 (c. 380), mentions that "the law is the decalogue, which the Lord promulgated to them with an audible voice, before the people made that calf which represented the Egyptian Apis."

Idol in the Bible For other uses, see Golden calf (disambiguation) . The Adoration of the Golden Calf – picture from the Hortus deliciarum of Herrad of Landsberg (12th century) According to the Bible , the golden calf (עֵגֶל הַזָּהָב ‘ēgel hazzāhāv ) was an idol (a cult image ) made by the Israelites when Moses went up to Mount Sinai . In Hebrew , the incident is known as ḥēṭə’ hā‘ēgel (חֵטְא הָעֵגֶל) or "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 Hebrews had recently come, the Apis Bull was a comparable object of worship, which some believe the Hebrews were reviving in the wilderness; alternatively, some believe Yahweh , the national god of the Israelites, was associated with or pictured as a calf/bull deity through the process of religious assimilation and syncretism . Among the Canaanites , some of whom would become the Israelites , the bull was widely worshipped as the Lunar Bull and as the creature of El . ( Exodus 32:4 The early Christian Apostolic Constitutions , vi. 4 (c. 380), mentions that "the law is the decalogue, which the Lord promulgated to them with an audible voice, before the people made that calf which represented the Egyptian Apis." Finklestein, Israel; Silberman, Neil Asher (2002). Most of the people who formed early Israel were local people—the same people whom we see in the highlands throughout the Bronze and Iron Ages. The early Israelites were—irony of ironies—themselves originally Canaanites! Who Wrote the Bible? . The calf, or young bull, was often associated with the god El, the chief god of the Canaanites, who was in fact referred to as Bull El.

Idol in the Torah, the Bible, and the Quran For other uses, see Golden calf (disambiguation) . Worshiping the golden calf, as in Exodus 32:1-35, illustration from a Bible card published in 1901 by the Providence Lithograph Company According to the Torah , the Bible , and the Quran , the golden calf ( Hebrew : עֵגֶל הַזָּהָב , romanized : ʿēḡel hazzāhāḇ ) 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" ( Hebrew : חֵטְא הָעֵגֶל , romanized : ḥēṭəʾ hāʿēḡel ). 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 bull-god Apis was a comparable object of worship, which some believe the Hebrews were reviving in the wilderness. Alternatively, some believe Yahweh , the national god of the Israelites, was associated with or pictured as a sacred bull through the process of religious assimilation and syncretism . Among the Canaanites , some of whom would become the Israelites , the bull was widely worshipped as the sacred bull and the creature of El . Even today, there are scholars who adhere to this stance. Most of the people who formed early Israel were local people—the same people whom we see in the highlands throughout the Bronze and Iron Ages. The early Israelites were—irony of ironies—themselves originally Canaanites! Who Wrote the Bible? . The calf, or young bull, was often associated with the god El, the chief god of the Canaanites, who was in fact referred to as Bull El.