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
The Brick Testament The site now contains over 400 illustrated stories, from both the Old and New Testaments, and over 4,500 images. It had an Alexa traffic rank of 53,191 in April 2007. Each story is tagged if it contains nudity, sexual content, violence and/or cursing. The website has had over two million visitors. Several hardcover Brick Testament books have been published, "The Brick Testament: Stories from the Book of Genesis", "The Brick Testament: The Story of Christmas", "The Brick Testament: The Ten Commandments"., and "The Brick Bible: A New Spin on the Old Testament". The US retailer Sam's Club withdrew "The Brick