golden calf

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golden calf

Summary

golden calf is a biblical concept[1]. It draws 4,411 Wikipedia views per month (biblical_concept category, ranking #11 of 41).[2]

Key Facts

  • golden calf is the creator of Israelites[3].
  • golden calf is the creator of Samiri[4].
  • golden calf's instance of is recorded as biblical concept[5].
  • golden calf's instance of is recorded as cult image[6].
  • golden calf's genre is animal sculpture[7].
  • golden calf's based on is recorded as Apis[8].
  • golden calf's depicts is recorded as calf[9].
  • golden calf is made of gold[10].
  • The location of golden calf was Lierna[11].
  • golden calf is a type of idolatry[12].
  • golden calf is part of Exodus 32[13].
  • golden calf is part of 1 Kings 12[14].
  • golden calf's Commons category is recorded as Golden calf[15].
  • golden calf's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Golden calf[16].
  • golden calf's depicts Iconclass notation is recorded as 71E13531[17].
  • golden calf's depicted by is recorded as Descent from Mount Sinai[18].
  • golden calf's described by source is recorded as Dictionnaire Infernal[19].
  • golden calf's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • golden calf's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[21].
  • golden calf's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[22].
  • golden calf's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[23].
  • golden calf's described by source is recorded as Encyclopaedia of the Qur'ān[24].
  • golden calf's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25].
  • golden calf's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[26].
  • golden calf's present in work is recorded as Bible[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include biblical concept[5] and cult image[6]. golden calf is a type of idolatry[12].

Use and Application

Part of include Exodus 32[13], a chapter of the Bible[28] and 1 Kings 12[14], a chapter of the Bible[29].

Why It Matters

golden calf draws 4,411 Wikipedia views per month (biblical_concept category, ranking #11 of 41).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . Exodus. wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . Ta-Ha. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . turismolierna.it. turismolierna.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Exodus. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . referenceworks.brillonline.com. referenceworks.brillonline.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from The Little Golden Calf, Golden Bull
    Subclass of idolatry
    Based on Apis
    Wikidata description Idol in the Torah, the Bible, and the Quran
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007533650705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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