• In the New Testament it is both directly asserted and in various forms assumed that Satan seduced our first parents into sin (John 8:44; Romans 16:20; 2 co 11:3,14; Revelation 12:9; 20:2 )." Hodge's System. Theol., ii. 127.

    Copyright StatementThese dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.

    Bibliography InformationEaston, Matthew George. Entry for 'Serpent'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/s/serpent.html. 1897.