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According to the Bible, Moses wrapped a brass serpent around a pole to help cure Jewish people who had been bitten by deadly snakes (Numbers 21:4-9). A similar theory of the origin comes from Greek mythology and is known as the Staff of Aesculapius. A rendition of it is the logo of the American Medical Association. Military doctors, for a time, displayed another version called the Caduceus which has two snakes twisted on a pole. Nowadays, both versions of the brass serpent on a pole are often used by health organizations.
