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71E324the brazen serpent (Numbers 21:4-9)

71E32 Numbers (part II): the journey from Kadesh to Moab

71E3243 anyone who is bitten by a snake is cured by looking at the brazen serpent; the serpent (or dragon) is usually depicted on a tau-shaped cross or on a pillar
71E3242 a serpent of brass is made and is set on a pole
71E3241 when the people complain again about the food, God sends poisonous snakes; many die of snake-bites ~ book of Numbers

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brazen
Israelites
Moses
Numbers
Numbers 21
Old Testament
serpent

71E324

the brazen serpent (Numbers 21:4-9)

Finnish
le serpent d'airain (Nombres 21:4-9)

French
die Eherne Schlange (Numeri 21:4-9)

German
il serpente di bronzo

Italian

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