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A-Z: General definitions: Snake
Definition
Sometimes called a serpent. In some religions and mythologies seen as the embodiment of deceit, cunning and evil, and associated with Satan. In the Old Testament the serpent tempted Eve in the garden of Eden.
Related Topics
Big ideas: Serpent, Devil, Satan, Beast
A particular system of belief, faith and worship ' for example, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism.
Each culture and belief-system has its own set of explanations and stories which deal with the creation of the world; the way the universe is upheld; the way God, or the gods, deal with humans; and how the particular culture or belief was founded.
The opposite of goodness; thoughts and actions which are in opposition to God's will and result in wrongdoing and harm. That which opposes God.
The devil; the term 'Satan' actually means 'Enemy' and is often used to refer to the force of evil in the world.
A 'testament' is a covenant or binding agreement and is a term used in the Bible of God's relationship with his people). The sacred writings of Judaism (the Hebrew Bible). These also form the first part of the Christian Bible.
According to the book of Genesis in the Bible the first woman, said to have been created by God out of Adam's rib, to be his companion.
The place described in the Book of Genesis in the Old Testament, in which God placed his first human creatures, Adam and Eve.
