Serpents in the Bible his heel" (KJV). Following the imagery of chapter 12 of the Book of Revelation, Bernard of Clairvaux had called Mary the "conqueror of dragons", and she was long to be shown crushing a snake underfoot, also a reference to her title as the "New Eve". Serpents in the Bible Serpents ( "nāḥāš") are referred to in both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. The symbol of a serpent or snake played important roles in religious and cultural life of ancient Egypt, Canaan, Mesopotamia and Greece. The serpent was a symbol of evil power and chaos from the underworld as
New American Bible This latest text, titled the "New American Bible, Revised Edition" (NABRE), being the fourth edition of the NAB, includes the newly revised Old Testament and its "Book of Psalms", and the revised New Testament of the second edition. While the NABRE is a revision of the NAB toward greater conformity to "Liturgiam Authenticam", no plan has been announced to use the NABRE for the lectionary in the United States. In 2012, the USCCB "announced a plan to revise the New Testament of the New American Bible Revised Edition so a single version can be used for individual prayer, catechesis and