The Priestly source of the Torah says that Moses used a'fiery serpent' to cure the Israelites from snakebites (Book of Numbers, chapter 21:4-9), though the tradition of naming it Nehushtan is no older than the time of Hezekiah.
Moses used a'fiery serpent' to cure the Israelites from snakebites (Book of Numbers), though the tradition of naming it Nehushtan is no older than the time of Hezekiah. This is what the Priestly source of the Torah says. Book of Numbers is chapter 21:4-9.