the serpent

Also known as: serpent · Role: serpent · First appears: The Fall Of Man

At the Fall of Man, the serpent pushed Eve against the tree and persuaded her that eating its fruit would not kill her, telling her, “Thou seest that touching the tree has not caused thy death. As little will it hurt thee to eat the fruit of the tree.” It was an enemy of Adam, and envy led it to seek ways to bring about his death.

At the Punishment, God decreed ten punishments for the serpent, including loss of speech and limbs, and enmity with humanity. Angels descended and chopped off its hands and feet. God declared, “Therefore I will put enmity between thee and the woman,” making the serpent an enemy of Eve.

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Life events

• The serpent pushed Eve against the tree and persuaded her that eating its fruit would not kill her.(The Fall Of Man · 📍 garden)
  • With: Eve
  • “The serpent pushed Eve against the tree, and said: “Thou seest that touching the tree has not caused thy death. As little will it hurt thee to eat the fruit of the tree.”
• God decreed ten punishments for the serpent, including loss of speech and limbs and enmity with humanity.(The Punishment)
  • “God inflicted the curse upon the serpent without hearing his defense; for the serpent is a villain, and the wicked are good debaters. If God had questioned him, the serpent would have answered: ‘Thou didst give them a command, and I did contradict it. Why did they obey me, and not Thee?’ Therefore God did not enter into an argument with the serpent, but straightway decreed the following ten punishments: The mouth of the serpent was closed, and his power of speech taken away; his hands and feet were hacked off; the earth was given him as food; he must suffer great pain in sloughing his skin; enmity is to exist between him and man;”
• Angels chopped off the serpent's hands and feet.(The Punishment)
  • “They descended from heaven, and chopped off his hands and feet.”

The Fall Of Man

• enemies with Adam “Envy made him meditate ways and means of bringing about the death of Adam.”

The Punishment

• enemies with Eve “Therefore I will put enmity between thee and the woman.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Legends of the Jews, Volume I. Made with Rho MD.