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  2. Serpents in the Bible - Wikipedia

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    In 2 Kings 18:4, a bronze serpent, alleged to be the one Moses made, was kept in Jerusalem's Temple [2] sanctuary. [26] The Israelites began to worship the object as an idol or image of God, by offering sacrifices and burning incense to it, until Hezekiah was made King. Hezekiah referred to it as Nehushtan [31] and had torn it down. Scholars ...

  3. Snake worship - Wikipedia

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    The Caduceus, symbol of God Ningishzida, on the libation vase of Sumerian ruler Gudea, circa 2100 BCE.. Snake worship is devotion to serpent deities.The tradition is nearly universal in the religions and mythologies of ancient cultures, [1] where snakes were seen as the holders of knowledge, strength, and renewal.

  4. Staff of Moses - Wikipedia

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    The Staff of Moses, also known as the Rod of Moses or Staff of God, is mentioned in the Bible and Quran as a walking stick used by Moses. According to the Book of Exodus , the staff ( Hebrew : מַטֶּה , romanized : maṭṭe , translated "rod" in the King James Bible ) was used to produce water from a rock, was transformed into a snake and ...

  5. Nehushtan - Wikipedia

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    God said: "Let the serpent who was the first to offend by 'evil tongue' inflict punishment on those who were guilty of the same sin and did not profit by the serpent's example". One of the complaints in this case was dissatisfaction with the manna. Whereas the manna is said to have had any taste desired by the person eating it (Shemot Rabbah 25 ...

  6. Snakes in mythology - Wikipedia

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    Snakes were called upon by the creator of Kerala, Parasurama, to make the saline land fertile. The Mannarasala Shri Nagaraja Temple is one of the main centers of worship. The presiding deity here is Nagaraja - a five-headed snake god born to human

  7. Quetzalcōātl - Wikipedia

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    The name Quetzalcoatl comes from Nahuatl and means "Precious serpent" or "Quetzal-feathered Serpent". [15] In the 17th century, Ixtlilxóchitl, a descendant of Aztec royalty and historian of the Nahua people, wrote, "Quetzalcoatl, in its literal sense, means 'serpent of precious feathers' but in the allegorical sense, 'wisest of men'."

  8. Dear God, why are there so many snakes in this ball? - AOL

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    A photo of wild snakes creepily wrapping themselves into a large ball has gone viral. A North Carolina woman says she posted the image to Twitter after seeing about 20 snakes balled up in the ...

  9. Snake handling in Christianity - Wikipedia

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    Hensley was a minister of the Church of God, now known as the Church of God (Cleveland), founded by Richard Spurling and A. J. Tomlinson.In 1922, Hensley resigned from the Church of God, [10] citing "trouble in the home"; [11] his resignation marked the zenith of the practice of snake handling in the denomination, with the Church of God disavowing the practice of snake handling during the 1920s.