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Exodus 32:2

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Aaron said to them, "Take off the golden rings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them to me."

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Egypt was the land where Israel had lived in slavery before the Lord delivered them through the exodus. In this passage, the gold ornaments likely came from Egypt, making their use in creating the golden calf a tragic misuse of gifts associated with God’s redemption.

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Exodus 32:2 mentions Egypt.

Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

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