Exodus 32:1 — Now when the people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain, they… — AMP | maBible

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1 Now when the people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain, they gathered together before Aaron and said to him, “Come, make us a god who will go before us; as for this Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.”

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Elohim in the Hebrew, a plural Hebrew form used most often to refer to the true God. It can also mean “gods,” which is an option here, but the account of the golden calf incident implies that the people wanted a single idol (see 32:4 and note). Assuming that they had just one idol in mind, it may b…

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Author: Moïse · Written: Entre 1440 et 1400 av. J.-C. · Reading time: 2h30 · Characters: Moïse, Aaron, Pharaon, Miriam, Josué

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