Basilica

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Basilica

‎In some translations, the snake mentioned in Isa 11:8, Isa 59:5, Jer 8:17, and Prov 23:32 is rendered as basilisc or basiliskos. However, this translation is incorrect, since that snake only occurs in Africa. Therefore newer translations refer to the adder, since the text obviously talks about a venomous viper that is prevalent in that region.
‎Isa 11:8; Isa 59:5; Jer 8:17; Prov 23:32


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