Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

repentance after transgression

repentance_after_transgression

A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Repentance and Mercy. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


islamic

  • The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER VI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER VII / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 16684-16758 confidence: medium

    After Moses comes to himself, he praises God, turns in repentance, and declares himself the first of true believers.

    Both Moses and the people are described as repenting: Moses after the divine manifestation, and the people after recognizing their error with the calf.

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