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title: Moses and the Fiery Serpent
author: Lawrence OP
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12609/moses-and-the-fiery-serpent/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Moses and the Fiery Serpent

_Authored by Lawrence OP_

## Image File

[![Moses and the Fiery Serpent](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12609.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12609.jpg)

## Image Caption

According to the [Bible](https://www.worldhistory.org/bible/), [Nehushtan](https://www.worldhistory.org/nehushtan/) was a [metal](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/metal/) serpent mounted on a staff that [Moses](https://www.worldhistory.org/Moses/) had made, by [God](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/)’s command, to cure the Israelites of snake bites while wandering in the desert. Detail of a window in St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh.

## Cite This Work

### APA
OP, L. (2020, August 20). Moses and the Fiery Serpent. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12609/moses-and-the-fiery-serpent/>
### Chicago
OP, Lawrence. "Moses and the Fiery Serpent." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 20, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12609/moses-and-the-fiery-serpent/>.
### MLA
OP, Lawrence. "Moses and the Fiery Serpent." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 Aug 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12609/moses-and-the-fiery-serpent/>.

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