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(Heb. pethen), Deuteronomy 32:33; Job 20:14,16; Isaiah 11:8 . It was probably the Egyptian cobra (Naja haje), which was very poisonous (Romans 3:13; Gr. aspis). The Egyptians worshipped it as the Uraeus , and it was found in the desert and in the fields. The peace and security of Messiah's reign is represented by the figure of a child playing on the hole of the asp. (See ADDER .)

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Asp'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​a/asp.html. 1897.
 
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