Thematic Bible
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Assyria » The jews condemned for following the idolatries of
Idolatry » The jews » Brought, out of egypt with them
[And yet] our forefathers refused to obey him, but rejected [his leadership] and turned back to Egypt in their hearts. They said to Aaron [i.e., Moses' brother], 'Make gods to lead us, because we do not know what happened to this Moses who led us when we first left the country of Egypt.' And so the people fashioned a calf [out of gold] and offered [an animal] sacrifice to this idol and [then] celebrated joyously over what they had done [See Exodus 32:4-6; 17-19].