• Num 21:8 — 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.
• Num 21:9 — And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.

8 Christian traditions affirm this interpretation.

• Anglican · Anglican
• Baptist · Baptist
• Roman Catholic · Catholic
• Evangelical · Evangelical
• Lutheran · Lutheran
• Eastern Orthodox · Orthodox
• Patristic · Patristic
• Reformed · Reformed

5 passages from 5 historic works cite scripture this interpretation depends on.

• Catechism of the Catholic Church · 1 passage
• Against Heresies (Adversus Haereses) · 1 passage
• Epistle of Barnabas · 1 passage
• First Apology · 1 passage
• Commentary on the Gospel According to John · 1 passage