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  2. Serpents in the Bible - Wikipedia

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    Jesus compared the act of raising up the Mosaic serpent on a pole, with the raising up of the Son of Man on a cross (John 3:14–15). [ 33 ] Ivory of Christ treading on the beasts from Genoels-Elderen , with four beasts; the basilisk was sometimes depicted as a bird with a long smooth tail.

  3. Exorcism in Christianity - Wikipedia

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    Jesus liberated afflicted individuals as he commanded the demons to flee, and they obeyed him. Likewise, the Apostle Paul performed exorcisms as he confronted the powers of evil and darkness in his ministry. A closer look at the crucial passages involved reveals no rite of exorcism, however, just the name of Jesus and the proclamation of the ...

  4. Christ Triumphant over Sin and Death (Rubens) - Wikipedia

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    The painting represents the allegorical victory of Christianity over Death (depicted as a skull) and Sin (depicted as a snake). It was formerly thought to have been painted around 1615, but more recent stylistic comparisons with similar Rubens works have indicated that it was more likely to have been painted slightly later, i.e. around 1618.

  5. Harmful algal bloom - Wikipedia

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    Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) bloom on Lake Erie (United States) in 2009. These kinds of algae can cause harmful algal bloom. A harmful algal bloom (HAB), or excessive algae growth, is an algal bloom that causes negative impacts to other organisms by production of natural algae-produced toxins, water deoxygenation, mechanical damage to other organisms, or by other means.

  6. Animals in the Bible - Wikipedia

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    Beast, wild — The expression occurs twice in the D.V., but much oftener in the A.V., and R. V., where it is in several places a substitute for the awkward "beast of the field", a translation of the Hebrew phrase used to refer generically to wild animals. The first time we read of "wild beasts" in the D.V., it fairly stands for the Hebrew word ...

  7. Snake handling in Christianity - Wikipedia

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    Hensley was a minister of the Church of God, now known as the Church of God (Cleveland), founded by Richard Spurling and A. J. Tomlinson.In 1922, Hensley resigned from the Church of God, [10] citing "trouble in the home"; [11] his resignation marked the zenith of the practice of snake handling in the denomination, with the Church of God disavowing the practice of snake handling during the 1920s.

  8. Animals' Understanding of Death Can Teach Us About Our Own - AOL

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    The concept of death in the animal kingdom is more diverse than we will ever know, writes Susana Monsó. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...

  9. Exorcism of the Gerasene demoniac - Wikipedia

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    Mosaic of the exorcism of the Gerasene demoniac from the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, dating to the sixth century AD. The exorcism of the Gerasene demoniac (Matthew 8:28-34; Mark 5:1-20; Luke 8:26-39), frequently known as the Miracle of the (Gadarene) Swine and the exorcism of Legion, is one of the miracles performed by Jesus according to the New Testament. [1]