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Nehustan
The Nehustan is a bronze snake which the Bible alleges was created by Moses, and at the command of God. According to the Biblical record, the Israelites were complaining about their problems in the desert and God, angered at their lack of faith and ungratefulness, sent poisonous snakes among them as punishment. When the Israelites repented, God told Moses to form a bronze snake and place it on a pole, saying that all who looked upon it in repentance would be healed. The healing is not attributed to the snake but it represented the punishment and the repentance of the Children of Israel
The Nehustan was worshipped for a period of time in the Kingdom of Judah and incense offered to it. However, later, King Hezekiah instituted a religious iconoclastic reform, and destroyed the Nehustan.
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