0 The Bible: Topics: Cockatrice

Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses. Jude 9:0

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Cockatrices

Cockatrices are mentioned three times in the Bible. All three are from Isaiah.

And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den. Isaiah 11:8

Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent. Isaiah 14:29

They hatch cockatrice' eggs, and weave the spider's web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper. Isaiah 59:5


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