Passage · New Testament
Acts 7:42-43
Acts.7.42-Acts.7.43
Explore this passage in the graph42But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the sun, moon and stars. This agrees with what is written in the book of the prophets: “ ‘Did you bring me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, people of Israel? 43You have taken up the tabernacle of Molek and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile’ beyond Babylon. Read this passage at the publisher: Read in NIV · Read in ESV
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Acts 7:42-43 quotes Amos 5:25-27
Direct quotationHigh confidenceStephen quotes Amos on Israel's idolatry in the wilderness. Acts follows the Greek Old Testament, which names Rephan and says beyond Babylon, where the Hebrew names Sakkuth and Kaiwan and says beyond Damascus.
Evidence:Other responsible views
- Wording of the Greek and Hebrew texts: The names of the idols and the place of exile differ between the Hebrew text and the Greek version Stephen cites. The charge of wilderness idolatry and the sentence of exile are the same in both.
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