Serpent of
Brass
Lifted Up by
Moses
An Orthodox bishop's
pateritsa
(staff or crosier) is in some traditions decorated with a serpent for this reason.
Nave's Topical Bible:
(References are to King James Version.)
The
Pateritsa
of the Ecumenical Patriarch:
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