Who made the golden (or safron-colored) calf?

The Bible vs the Quran


Moses's brother Aaron

All the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron. And he ... had made it a molten calf. Exodus 32:2-4

A Samaritan

As-Samiri [a Samaritan] ... produced for them a calf, of saffron hue, which gave forth a lowing sound. Quran 20:85-88

In the biblical story, Aaron makes a golden calf while Moses is on Mount Sinai receiving the Ten Commandments. But in the Quran's version of the story, a Samaritan (Al-Samiri) is blamed for the calf instead of Aaron.

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