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Serpent, Fiery: (LXX. "deadly," Vulg. "burning"),
(Numbers 21:6) probably the naja
haje of Egypt; some swift-springing, deadly snake
(Isaiah 14:29) After
setting out from their encampment at Ezion-gaber, the Israelites
entered on a wide sandy desert, which stretches from the mountains of
Edom as far as the Persian Gulf. While traversing this region, the
people began to murmur and utter loud complaints against Moses. As a
punishment, the Lord sent serpents among them, and much people of
Israel died. Moses interceded on their behalf, and by divine
direction he made a "brazen serpent," and raised it on a pole in the
midst of the camp, and all the wounded Israelites who looked on it
were at once healed. (Comp.)
(John 3:14,15)
(See ASP)
This "brazen serpent" was preserved by the Israelites till the days of
Hezekiah, when it was destroyed
(2 Kings 18:4)
