Bible Explorer · Event · c. 1406 BC
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.
Date: c. 1406 BC · Note: Occurred while journeying from Mount Hor along the route of the Red Sea around Edom, traditionally linked with Punon.
Numbers 21:4-9, John 3:14-15