Bible Verses

and the Lord said: “Make a fiery serpent and set it on a standard; whoever has been bitten and then looks at it shall live.”

Then the people came to Moses and said: “We have sinned, speaking against the Lord and you. Plead with the Lord to take the serpents away.” Moses pleaded for the people,

The Lord then sent fiery serpents against them. They bit the people, and many of the Israelites died.

and began to complain against God and Moses: “Why have you brought us out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is neither bread nor water here, and we are disgusted with this tasteless manna.”

Snakes From Mount Hor, they set out by the Red Sea road to go around the land of Edom. The people were discouraged by the journey

The Lord heard the voice of Israel and delivered the Canaanites into their hands. They were wiped out, and their towns were destroyed according to the anathema. Because of this, that place was named Hormah.

Then Israel made this vow to the Lord: “If you put these people into my hand, I will consecrate their towns by anathema.”

Extermination When the Canaanite king of Arad, in the Negeb, heard that Israel was coming by the way of Atharim, he attacked Israel. He took some prisoners.

When the Israelites saw that Aaron had died, the whole community wept for him for thirty days.