Definitions for golden calf
golden calf

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1. golden calfnoun

   (Old Testament) an idol made by Aaron for the Israelites to worship; destroyed by Moses; it is now used to refer to anything worshipped undeservedly

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1. golden calfnoun

   (Old Testament) A golden image of a calf, made by Aaron and worshipped by the Israelites.

2. golden calfnoun

   Money as an end in itself; mammon.

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1. Golden calf

   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.

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1. golden calf

   A golden calf is a biblical term, representing an idol or false god, often associated with materialistic or earthly wealth. It originated in the book of Exodus in the Bible, when the Israelites, during the absence of Moses, melted their gold and made a calf idol to worship. The term is now used metaphorically to denote any object, particularly material wealth or any inanimate form, that is worshipped or idolized undeservingly.

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1. Golden calf

   According to the Hebrew Bible, the golden calf was an idol made by Aaron to satisfy the Israelites during Moses' absence, when he went up to Mount Sinai. In Hebrew, the incident is known as ḥēṭ’ ha‘ēggel 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.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of golden calf in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of golden calf in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Golden_Calf
3. ^ Wikipedia
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5. ^ Wikidata
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