To the ancient Hebrews, the Eden serpent was not demonic or magically given the ability to speak. They understood the creatures was a Cherub or Seraph, originally conceived as winged, reptilian servant creatures of God. In fact, the real meaning of the word Seraphim in Hebrew is "fiery, flying serpents", and when Hebrew was translated into Greek even before the birth of Jesus, the Seraphim were translated into "Drakones", which is where the modern word "Dragon" originates. Most Christians today do not realize this, and imagine these creatures as swan winged humans, based on later Greco-Roman mythology. In truth, no angel in the Bible has wings, and are frenquently mistaken for humans.
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