Indeed, some Israelites had even taken up the worship of Egyptian gods! ​ — Ezek. 20: 7, 8.
حَتَّى إِنَّ ٱلْعَدِيدَ مِنْهُمْ كَانُوا مُنْغَمِسِينَ فِي عِبَادَةِ آلِهَةِ ٱلْمِصْرِيِّينَ !‏ —‏ حز ٢٠ :‏ ​ ٧ ،‏ ٨‏ .‏