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tag name Serpent type: Metaphors and allegories

web link bahai-library.com/tags/Serpent
related tags Adam and Eve; Animals
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"... The account of Adam and Eve, their eating from the tree, and their expulsion from Paradise are ... symbols and divine mysteries... These verses of the Torah have therefore numerous meanings... The meaning of the serpent is attachment to the material world... This is but one of the meanings of the biblical account of Adam. Reflect, that you may discover the others."

– Abdu'l-Bahá, Some Answered Questions, Chapter 30 (AB00100)

references en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serpent_symbolism

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2026. Story of Adam and Eve, The. Karl Weaver. — Abdu’l-Baha's explanations of the story of "Adam and Eve", and further interpretations and backgro... Articles-unpublished.
1938-12. Tablets of the Hair. Bahá'u'lláh. — Translation of five of total eleven Tablets titled "alvaḥ-i-sha‘arat". Translations.
1900. Serpent, The. Thornton Chase. — A pamphlet on the imagery of the serpent in the Bible. It is likely the first published essay writte... Articles.

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tag name	Serpent	type:	Metaphors and allegories
web link	bahai-library.com/tags/Serpent
related tags	Adam and Eve; Animals
notes	See also: – Covenant Library Unified Index
selected quotations (authoritative sources)	These quotations reflect common presentations of Bahá’í views; the materials below may show a wider range of interpretations and contexts: "... The account of Adam and Eve, their eating from the tree, and their expulsion from Paradise are ... symbols and divine mysteries... These verses of the Torah have therefore numerous meanings... The meaning of the serpent is attachment to the material world... This is but one of the meanings of the biblical account of Adam. Reflect, that you may discover the others." – Abdu'l-Bahá, Some Answered Questions, Chapter 30 (AB00100)
references	en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serpent_symbolism