Objects
snake
In Exodus 4 Moses' staff thrown on the ground turns into a snake and back into a staff as the first sign that Yahweh has appeared to him.
Category
Objects
First mention
Exodus 4:3
Tags
2
Exodus 4Sign
Scripture references
- Exodus 4:3
'Throw it on the ground,' said Yahweh. Moses threw it on the ground; the staff turned into a snake and Moses recoiled from it.
- Exodus 4:4
Yahweh then said to Moses, 'Reach out your hand and catch it by the tail.' He reached out his hand, caught it, and in his hand it turned back into a staff.