Motif
apostasy during the leader's absence
apostasy_during_the_leader_s_absence
A motif of the Covenant and Sacred Bond family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER XIX. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XX. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 24565-24635 confidence: medium
Moses is asked why he hastened from his people to receive the law; he says they follow close and he hastened to please the Lord; God replies that the people have been tried since his departure and that al Smeri seduced them to idolatry.
God states that Moses's people have been tried since his departure and that al Smeri seduced them to idolatry; the translator note connects this with worship of the golden calf.
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