serafim
nature_spirit earth Hebrew single tradition · 1
Serafim are described as flying serpents that make the desert impassable.
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -100 – 200
- Historical notes
- Appears in Midrashic literature.
Relationships
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Moses took the short road along the desert, deemed impassable on account of its many flying serpents ('serafim'), and provided himself with numerous baskets filled with ibises, the destroyers of serpents, by the help of which he removed the dangers of the desert.”
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