Ṭā ḥā is then chased from the land by Pharaoh. After escaping, Moses leaves his people to confer with God. During his absence, his people are led awry by al-Samiri, and begin to worship a golden calf instead of God. Upon his return, Moses is furious. He exiles al-Samiri, and chastises his brother Aaron for allowing the people to worship anything other than the one true God. Samiri's provokation of Moses's disciples to worship a lowly calf beside the Almighty, clearly refuted God's grace as well as Moses and Aaron's preaching. Hence, Samiri's defiance that is quite similar to Iblis' or Satan's
The Little Golden Calf Bender. The 2009 translation into English, "The Little Golden Calf" by Annie O. Fisher (published by Russian Life Books) was the first unabridged, uncensored translation into English of the novel. The translation won the 2010 AATSEEL Award for Best Translation into English from any Slavic Language. The Little Golden Calf The Little Golden Calf (, "Zolotoy telyonok") is a satirical novel by Soviet authors Ilf and Petrov, released in 1931. Its main character, Ostap Bender, also appeared in a previous novel by the authors called "The Twelve Chairs". The title alludes to the "golden calf" of the Bible; another possible