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In the Beginning*

Data Over Dogma

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The Snake and Satan in Genesis 3

The association of the serpent with Satan with the devil is something that we don't see until maybe the first century BCE, but more clearly the first century CE. Prior to that, this is just a snake that's just slithering around. And the snake is a symbol that is associated with healing with life. Even today, medical associations, the snake wrapped around the staff is a symbol of healing. So definitely not any Satan figure, which had not even developed yet.

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