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Fiery serpents

Fiery serpents are creatures that were mentioned in the Bible. They were called fiery serpents because they had a burning sensation in their bite. When bitten by a fiery serpent, people would feel a lot of pain, and sometimes even die.

In the story of the Israelites in the Bible, God sent fiery serpents to punish them because they had sinned. The people were very scared and prayed to God to help them. God instructed Moses to make a bronze serpent and put it on a pole. The people were told that if they looked at the bronze serpent, they would be healed and saved from the fiery serpent bite.

So, in summary, fiery serpents were dangerous creatures that God used to punish the Israelites for their sins. And God also provided a cure, which was to look at a bronze serpent mounted on a pole.

But it's important to remember that this is a story people told a long time ago to teach a lesson. There are no fiery serpents or magical bronze serpents in real life.
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