Who Really Made the Golden Calf in Tanchuma Emor

Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Emor 15:2

Curated by Arthur·Translated by Maggid (Beta)·

R. Huna and R. Idi said in the name of R. Samuel bar Nahman: Israel were spared from that deed, for had they made the calf, it would have been fitting for them to say, "These are our gods, O Israel." Rather, it was the proselytes who came up with them who made it, and they said to Israel, "These are your gods, O Israel" (Exodus 32:4).

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MosesEgyptRebellionBibleExodus

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