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The number of israelites killed in the wilderness were many. as the bible says the entire generation of people who made the golden calf walked and died in the wilderness.
The events of the Golden Calf transpired:http://judaism.answers.com/kosher/the-complaints-in-the-wilderness-and-the-golden-calf
The Israelites made a golden calf as an idol to worship. Exodus 21
Aaron built it, using the golden things that the Israelites had. He melted them down and made the calf.
The Israelites made a golden calf as an idol while waiting for Moses to come down from Mount Sinai with the Ten Commandments. This act of idolatry led to significant consequences for the Israelites.
The Israelites made a Golden Calf.
The story of the golden calf in the Exodus from Egypt should not be read as suggesting that the Israelites foolishly thought that if they made an idol and worshipped it, then good things would happen. Nor should it be read as suggesting that the Israelites suddenly decided to worship animals. The Hebrew people were polytheistic right down to the religious reforms of Josiah, king of Judah in the seventh century BCE. The notion of the Hebrews as monotheistic followers of one God was written back into the history from the seventh century BCE onwards The golden calf was a symbol of the moon god, whom the early Israelites worshipped. We see this in a further reference to the golden calf at 1 Kings chapter 12, the Israelite king Jeroboam made two calves of gold, setting one up in Bethel and one in Dan. He made priests and ordained a national feast day to the god symbolised by these calves, and the people came to worship. This story was written much later by a scribe from Judah during monotheistic times and demonstrates an apparent attempt to vilify Jeroboam, but the essential feature of worshipping the golden calf should not be discounted. The story of the golden calf on the Exodus from Egypt is no doubt legendary, but it reflects the very real beliefs of the Hebrew people in the first millennium BCE, when the Bible was being written.
Some of the people were smitten by a plague (Exodus ch.32).
A calf handbag is a handbag that is made of calf
The Israelites fashioned the golden calf when Moses spent too much time conversing with God. They got scared and created an idol to worship. Moses came down and broke the first ten commandments in anger. See this link: http://judaism.answers.com/kosher/the-complaints-in-the-wilderness-and-the-golden-calf
The Israelites, during the time Moses was up on the mountain receiving God's commandments. They became impatient and anxiety ridden and wanted something tangible to worship.
It is found in the bible in the Old testament book of Psalms in chapter 139 verse 14.