a21:6
bIsa 30:6
c21:7-9
dJohn 3:14-15
e2 Kgs 18:4

‏ Numbers 21:6-9

21:6  a This whole region provided (and still provides) habitat for extremely poisonous snakes (cp. Isa 30:6  b).
Summary for Num 21:7-9: 21:7-9  c Jesus alluded to this incident when discussing his identity and mission (John 3:14-15  d).

• By Hezekiah’s day (around 700 BC), this bronze snake had become an object of worship in Jerusalem (2 Kgs 18:4  e).
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