Naked Bible 103: Moses and the Bronze Serpent
The Naked Bible Podcast
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Serpent's Symbolism in the Old Testament
Some have taken this propensity or this ancient, this common conception that serpents, again, were associated with healing. The symbol was later inherited in Greek culture as the healing symbol of Asclepius. It has been found on Babylonian cylinder seals as early as the fourth millennium BC. In that case, it was probably a fertility symbol and not a healing emblem.
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