Before Moses led his people from Egypt into the wilderness, Aaron is said to have given speeches and performed miracles because Moses was not yet ready to do so. Aaron is said to have helped build the golden calf when Moses climbs the mountain to receive God's laws. In Exodus, Aaron loses faith in God when he melts gold to cast the false idol. When Moses begs Pharaoh to free the Israelites for the first time, he bears no signs and performs no miracles. Pharaoh's sorcerers are unrepentant in the eyes of God and attempt to perform their own miracles to show the strength of the Egyptian deities. Ultimately in Exodus Pharaoh drowns when Moses parts the sea without repenting. Aaron, as depicted in the Quran, was considered the messenger of God. Aaron was the answer to Moses' prayer for human support within his family. Moses holds Aaron's oratory skills in high regard and appreciates his consistency. Aaron does not help in the construction of the golden calf in the Qur'anic version. Being a holy messenger, Aaron speaks out against the construction of the Calf as it is believed to represent Moses in his absence. Aaron warns the Israelites that God will be angry but they will not listen and will not worship the false idol anyway. When Moses asks for the liberation of the Israelites from Pharaoh's servitude, the Koran says that the sorcerers repent when they witness the signs of God.