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Idolatry and Nehushtan

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Difference between Idolatry and Nehushtan

Idolatry vs. Nehushtan

Idolatry literally means the worship of an "idol", also known as a cult image, in the form of a physical image, such as a statue or icon. In the biblical Books of Kings, the Nehushtan (or Nohestan) (Hebrew: נחושתן or נחש הנחושת) is the derogatory name given to the bronze serpent on a pole first described in the Book of Numbers, which God told Moses to erect to so that the Israelites who saw it would be protected from dying from the bites of the "fiery serpents" which God had sent to punish them for speaking against God and Moses.

Similarities between Idolatry and Nehushtan

Idolatry and Nehushtan have 3 things in common (in Unionpedia): Cult image, Hebrew language, Iconoclasm.

Cult image

In the practice of religion, a cult image is a human-made object that is venerated or worshipped for the deity, spirit or daemon that it embodies or represents.

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Hebrew language

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Iconoclasm

IconoclasmLiterally, "image-breaking", from κλάω.

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Idolatry and Nehushtan Comparison

Idolatry has 216 relations, while Nehushtan has 72. As they have in common 3, the Jaccard index is 1.04% = 3 / (216 + 72).

References

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