Moses (Michelangelo)

Moses (Michelangelo)

In Moses sculpture by Michelangelo, he is actually described as having "rays of the skin of his face", which the Vulgate had translated as "horns". The mistake in translation is possible because the word "keren" in the Hebrew language can mean either "radiated (light)" or "grew horns."

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