Moses by Michelangelo
Exodus 34:30
Aaron and all the Israelites looked at Moses, and behold, his face was beaming with radiance. And they were afraid to approach him.
A ray of light or radiance in Hebrew is pronounced: “Keren”. The same word in Hebrew also means horn. Jerome’s Vulgate written in 382 of the Common Era, translated the Hebrew word Keren in this passage as “horns.”
Michelangelo’s famous marble sculpture, therefore, depicted Moses with horns on his head.
For centuries, even in America, many people thought that Jews had horns, due to Michelangelo’s depiction.
Overview
In Jerome’s Vulgate (382 CE), “radiance” is translated as “horns.” Michelangelo’s Moses is depicted with horns on his head.
For centuries, even in America, many people thought that Jews had horns, due to Michelangelo’s Moses.
In the Bible
Aaron and all the Israelites looked at Moses, and behold, his face was radiant. And they were afraid to approach him.
וַיַּ֨רְא אַֽהֲרֹ֜ן וְכָל-בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֶת-מֹשֶׁ֔ה וְהִנֵּ֥ה קָרַ֖ן ע֣וֹר פָּנָ֑יו וַיִּֽירְא֖וּ מִגֶּ֥שֶׁת אֵלָֽיו:
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