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# serpent, snake, viper #
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## Facts: ##
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These terms all refer to a kind of reptile that has a long, thin body and large, fanged jaws, and which moves by slithering back and forth across the ground. The term "serpent" usually refers to a large snake and "viper" refers to a type of snake that has venom which it uses to poison its prey.
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* This animal is also used figuratively to refer to a person who is evil, especially deceitful.
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* Jesus called the religious leaders "offspring of vipers" because they pretended to be righteous, but they deceived people and treated them unfairly.
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* In the garden of Eden, Satan took the form of a serpent when he talked to Eve and tempted her to disobey God.
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* After the serpent tempted Eve to sin, God cursed the snake, saying that from then on, all snakes would slither along the ground, implying that before that they had legs.
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(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-names))
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(See also: [[kt/curse]] **·** [[kt/deceive]] **·** [[other/disobey]] **·** [[other/eden]] **·** [[kt/evil]] **·** [[other/offspring]] **·** [[other/prey]] **·** [[kt/satan]] **·** [[kt/sin]] **·** [[kt/tempt]])
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Genesis 03:1-3](en/tn/gen/help/03/01)
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* [Genesis 03:4-6](en/tn/gen/help/03/04)
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* [Genesis 03:12-13](en/tn/gen/help/03/12)
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* [Mark 16:17-18](en/tn/mrk/help/16/17)
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* [Matthew 03:7-9](en/tn/mat/help/03/07)
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* [Matthew 23:32-33](en/tn/mat/help/23/32) |