Naked Bible 103: Moses and the Bronze Serpent
The Naked Bible Podcast
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The Homeopathic Use of Snakes in Ancient Egypt
The homeopathic use of snakes is a distinctive feature of ancient Egypt. A serpent shaped amulet again was worn by the living to repel serpents and also by the dead, often mummies to ward off attacks in the nether world. So I could see, you know, the, the sympathetic magic idea here in, in their context.
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