golden calf (Idol worshipped by the Hebrews during the period of the Exodus from Egypt in the 13th century ВС. Ех:32)

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• Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… …   Universalium