But after the people settled in the Promised Land, they seem to have turned this standard into an idol, as if the copper snake itself had the power to heal.
فأحرقوا لها البخور ،‏ حتى انهم اطلقوا عليها اسم نحشتان .‏ —‏ عدد ٢١ :‏ ​ ٨ ،‏ ٩ ؛‏ ٢ ملوك ١٨ :‏ ٤‏ .‏