Nehushtan
Nehushtan, mentioned in 2 Kings 18:4, was the name given to the bronze serpent that Moses made in the wilderness (Numbers 21:8-9), which had become an object of idolatrous worship by the time of King Hezekiah.
The name Nehushtan means “a trifling thing of brass”
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Summary
A male deity in the Old Testament; called Nehushtan (נְחֻשְׁתָּן).
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- נְחֻשְׁתָּןNehushtan
Mentions
- He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it.