The Adoration of the Golden Calf 1633 ( Moses climbed Mount Sinai to receive the tablets of the Ten Commandments. During his absence the Israelites built an idol with Aaron's help and worshipped it with song and dance. On his return, Moses was so angered by this that he smashed the tablets )

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( Moses, 1391–1271 BC, biblical Book, Exodus and Quran, lawgiver, who met, God face-to-face, Mount Sinai, Ten Commandments, leading his people, Hebrews, out of bondage, Egypt, promised land, Canaan,)

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