And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live. Numbers 21:8

Trivia: In Numbers 12, Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses for marrying an Ehiopian woman. How did God respond?

How many Ethiopians did God help Asa kill?


One million

Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let no man prevail against thee. ...
So the LORD smote the Ethiopians. 2 Chronicles 14:11
There came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let no man prevail against thee. ... So the LORD smote the Ethiopians. 2 Chronicles 14:11

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