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The form seraphims in the King James Version is not correct as seraphim  \nSeraphim appear in Isaiah’s vision of the Lord in Isaiah 6 as a category of heavenly being. They are not described in Isaiah 6 except for having three pairs of wings (Isaiah 6:2) . In this vision, the seraphim praise Jehovah, and their association with fire is made clear as they apply a fiery coal to Isaiah’s lips. They are sometimes associated in Jewish and Christian thought with cherubim, but that association is not part of the biblical text.  \nIn the English of the King James Version, seraphim only appear in Isaiah 6, but in Hebrew, they also appear in Numbers 21, where the word is used to describe the snakes that Jehovah sends as a consequence of the Israelites’ murmuring (Numbers 21:5–6) . This means that the bronze serpent that served as healing symbol for the Israelites was an image of a seraph. Although the seraphim are not described as winged in Numbers 21, when Nephi was describing the experience of the Israelites in the wilderness, he described the beings as “fiery flying serpents”(1 Nephi 17:41; emphasis added) . This language may come from Isaiah 14:29 (which we know Nephi had access to since he quoted it in 2 Nephi 24:29) .  \nThe association of the seraphim with snakes in Numbers 21 suggests that the seraphim in Isaiah 6 were also snakes. In fact, we have found Israelite seals from the period of Isaiah that portray snakes with multiple pairs of wings in a manner similar to Egyptian iconography. This iconography is likely behind the image of the seraphim in Isaiah’s vision of fiery heavenly beings who stood above the throne of God.  \nRelated verses  \nNumbers 21:4–9  \nDeuteronomy 8:15  \nIsaiah 6:1–8  \nIsaiah 14:29  \nIsaiah 30:6  \nCredits  \nAuthor: Avram R. Shannon  \nGeneral Editor: Taylor Halverson  \nAssociate Editor: Morgan Tanner  \nSenior Editor: Sarah Whitney Johnson  \nAssistant Editor: Sam Lofgran  \nAssistant Editor: Verlanne Johnson  \nScripturePlus Design: Jasmin Gimenez Rappleye","cbCait2UjAl1IdUO","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCait2UjAl1IdUO","pdf",105123,"English","# Seraphim - Cultural Insight\n## Meaning of the term\n## Seraphim in Isaiah 6\n## Seraphim in Numbers 21\n## Connections to snakes and winged imagery\n## Related verses\n## Credits","[{\"question\":\"What does the Hebrew word “seraphim” mean in this text?\",\"answer\":\"It is described as coming from a Hebrew word meaning “burning or fiery ones.”\"},{\"question\":\"How are seraphim portrayed in Isaiah 6 according to the document?\",\"answer\":\"They appear in Isaiah’s vision of the Lord as heavenly beings with three pairs of wings, praising Jehovah and associating with fire through the application of a fiery coal to Isaiah’s lips.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the document connect seraphim with snakes?\",\"answer\":\"It links seraphim usage in Numbers 21 to the fiery snakes sent after Israelite murmuring, then ties later descriptions of “fiery flying serpents” to Isaiah-related language and supporting iconography from ancient seals.\"}]","Seraphim - Cultural Insight | PDF"]