A recent turn of events lead to a bit of "online archaeology" of sorts:
I was reading a recent CNN article online entitled "In Sudan, a war is waged to eradicate the 'fiery serpent'" and came across this:
Believed to be "the fiery serpent" described in the Bible, the Guinea worm has plagued mankind since ancient Egyptian times. Now it's close to becoming the second disease in the world to be eradicated, after smallpox, health officials say.
This piqued my interest since I was familiar with the story and had always thought actual snakes were biting the people.
Yom Rishon, 20 Nisan, 5784 - Chag Hamatzah
Sunday, April 28, 2024