Numbers 21:6
“And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people,.... Of which there were great numbers in the deserts of Arabia, and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Fiery serpents - The epithet Deu 8:15; Isa 14:29; Isa 30:6 denotes the inflammatory effect of their bite. The peninsula…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Numbers 21:4-9
Here is, I. The fatigue of Israel by a long march round the land of Edom, because they could not obtain passage through…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
fiery serpents The Heb. words are both substantives, and both have the article: -the serpents, the fiery creatures." If…
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