In order to stay alive, anyone who was bitten by the fiery serpent had to
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According to the biblical account in Numbers 21, in order to stay alive, anyone who was bitten by the fiery serpent had to look at the bronze serpent. God instructed Moses to make a bronze serpent and put it on a pole so that anyone who looked at it after being bitten by a serpent would be healed and not die. So, touching, making, or killing a serpent would not save them, but only looking at the bronze serpent would bring healing and life.