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Letters17 February 2004The Symbol of Modern MedicineMeyer D. Lifschitz, MDMeyer D. Lifschitz, MDFrom Veterans Affairs Hospital and University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; San Antonio, TX 78229-4404.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-140-4-200402170-00020 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Drs. Wilcox and Whitham (1) trace the origin of the healing imagery of a snake on a staff to the Greek tradition of Asklepios. However, an earlier reference to Moses in the Hebrew Bible describes the healing power of this symbol centuries before the Greeks: “Hashem said to Moses, ‘Make yourself a burning one and place it on a pole, and it will be that anyone who has been bitten will look at it and live.’ Moses made a snake of copper and placed it on the pole; so it was that if the snake bit a ...
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