4618 calf
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A young animal prized as the source of tender meat, suitable for celebrations. However, it also had associations with both the OT sacrificial system and idolatry.

The association of the calf with idolatry

Exodus 32:2-8; 1 Kings 12:28-29 See also Exodus 32:19-24; Deuteronomy 9:16-21; 2 Kings 10:28-29; Kings 17:16; 2 Chronicles 11:15; Nehemiah 9:16-18; Psalm 106:19-20; Hosea 8:5-6; Hosea 10:5; Hosea 13:2; Acts 7:41

The sacrifice of calves

Micah 6:6 See also Leviticus 9:1-4,8-11; 2 Samuel 6:12-13; 1 Kings 1:9-10; Hebrews 9:11-12,19-20

The flesh of the calf as a prized food

Proverbs 15:17; Luke 15:22-23 See also Genesis 18:6-8; 1 Samuel 14:31-32; Samuel 28:24-25

The metaphorical use of calves

Jeremiah 31:18; Malachi 4:2 See also Psalm 29:6; Psalm 68:30; Jeremiah 34:18; Jeremiah 46:20-21

See also

4404  food
4476  meals
4605  animals, religious role
4615  bull
4624  cow
7316  blood, OT sacrifices
7324  calf worship
7435  sacrifice, in OT
8768  idolatry



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