Bible Dictionaries
Asp
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(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 .) Copyright Statement
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Asp'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/a/asp.html. 1897.