Ivory relief, Worship of the Golden Calf 14-15th Century Palazzo Madama, Casaforte degli Acaja, palace in Turin, Italy, Italian, ( Moses take a long time in returning from the mountain, the Israelites turned to Moses’ brother Aaron and asked him to make an idol for them – a physical idol, like the ones they had seen in Egypt. Aaron obliged them and made a golden calf out of the golden earrings they wore. )

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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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Size: 5659px × 3432px
Location: Turin, Italy,
Photo credit: © Peter Horree / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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