The Lord bade His disciples be as wise as serpents, probably an allusion to Genesis 3:1 . The word 'subtil' there is translated by the same word in the LXX as used in this passage. It is 'prudence.'
The Lord bade His disciples be as wise as serpents, probably an allusion to Genesis 3:1 . The word 'subtil' there is translated by the same word in the LXX as used in this passage. It is 'prudence.'
Originally published with the title A New and Concise Bible Dictionary by George Morrish (London), the Morrish Bible Dictionary is more than a dictionary of Bible words.Wikipedia
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