When the Israelites became a nation, they received the Ten Commandments, the second of which specifically prohibits the making of idols.
Kad izraēlieši kļuva par tautu, viņiem tika doti desmit baušļi, un otrais bauslis stingri aizliedza veidot elkus. ( 2. Mozus 20: 4, 5.)