Establishment of the Koperen Snake, 1643 print In the middle the copper hose attached to a stake. Moses points to the copper snake. Around the copper snake men, women and children, who are bitten by poisonous snakes and look up to the copper snake to stay alive. In the background the tent camp of the Israelites. Under the performance a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Num. 21: 6. This print is part of an album. Amsterdam paper engraving 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 pil
Establishment of the Koperen Snake, 1643 print In the middle the copper hose attached to a stake. Moses points to the copper snake. Around the copper snake men, women and children, who are bitten by poisonous snakes and look up to the copper snake to stay alive. In the background the tent camp of the Israelites. Under the performance a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Num. 21: 6. This print is part of an album. Amsterdam paper engraving 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. a serpent of brass is made and is set on a pole. when the people complain again about the food, God sends poisonous snakes; many die of snake-bites ~ book of Numbers
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