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-The '''Serpent of Bronze''' refers to an episode in the narrative of the [[Exodus]] of the Israelites from Egypt (Numbers 21:4-9).
-==Overview==
-According to ancient Jewish tradition (Numbers 21), in the desert of [[Exodus]] the people of Israel murmured against God. As a punishment many died of the poisonous bites of "fiery serpents". Moses erected the bronze image of a serpent, so that  the sufferers could look at it as an act of repentance and be healed.
-According to the Books of Kings, the image was put in the Jerusalem Temple and became an object of adoration until it was destroyed by King Hezekiah (2 Kings 18:4).
-The Gospel of John reinterpreted the image as a symbol of the cross, while the Mishnah would remind its readers that it was God not the serpent who brought salvation.
-==The Serpent of Bronze in the Arts==
-Following the interpretation of the Gospel of John, Christian art would often represent the episode as a prophecy of the death of Jesus on the cross. For a complete list: see [[:Category:Serpent of Bronze (subject)]].
-==External links==
-*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nehushtan Wikipedia]
 [[Category:Index]]
 [[Category:Events]]