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Pages in category "Legendary serpents" The following 112 pages are in this category, out of 112 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Jesus exhorted them, "Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves" (Matthew 10:16). Wilhelm Gesenius notes that even amongst the ancient Hebrews, the serpent was a symbol of wisdom.
The serpent was a symbol of evil power and chaos from the underworld as well as a symbol of fertility, life and healing. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
The King James version of the Bible states, "out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent". The basilisk is mentioned in Psalm 91 :13, [ 18 ] which reads "super aspidem et basiliscum ambulabis, et conculcabis leonem et draconem " in the Latin Vulgate , literally "You will tread on the ...
However, the name of the gazelle is scarcely, if at all, to be found in the Bible; in its stead we read roe, hart, or deer. Like a few other names of graceful and timid animals, the word gazelle has always been in the East a term of endearment in love. It was also a woman's favourite name (1 Chronicles 8:9; 2 Kings 12:1; 2 Chronicles 24:1; Acts ...
Legendary serpents (8 C, 112 P) T. Legendary turtles (2 C, 13 P) Pages in category "Legendary reptiles" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
Numbers 21:6–8 "(6) And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died. (7) Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.
Quetzalcoatl - (pron. Quet-zal-co-at) or 'Plumed Serpent' was one of the most important gods in ancient Mesoamerica. A mix of bird and rattlesnake, his name is a combination of the Nahuatl words quetzal (the emerald plumed bird) and coatl (serpent). Quetzalcóatl was the god of winds and rain, and the creator of the world and humanity.