Bible Explorer · Event · c. 1406 BC

Moses erects the bronze serpent for healing in the wilderness

When the people grew impatient along the way around Edom and spoke against God and Moses, fiery serpents bit many; upon Israel’s confession, Moses made a bronze serpent and set it upon a pole so that whoever looked upon it lived.

Chronology and Dating

Date: c. 1406 BC · Note: Occurred while journeying from Mount Hor along the route of the Red Sea around Edom, traditionally linked with Punon.

Scripture References

Numbers 21:4-9, John 3:14-15

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