ught to be derived from a verb meaning to twist. Some scholars believe that the description of the Serpent is really a poetic description of the Nile crocodile, however the passage no one earth is his equal seems to describe a being more powerful than a crocodile. Another idea of a Serpent appears in the first book of the bible which might help make the comparison between the Serpent and the Devil. In Genesis, the serpent, who is commonly known as evil, and possibly as the devil or the tempter, tempts man into eating fruit from the forbidden tree. It ends up that God punishes all three, Adam, Eve and the Serpent. The Serpent receives a harsh punishment for his role as God condemns the serpent to moving about on his belly and makes his the most cursed of all animals. This story from the bible is very well known and can help display the idea that serpents can be used to represent evil. The idea of the serpent in Genesis provides us with an addition to the definition of the Serpent in The Book of Job. Not only is a serpent a symbol for the devil and treachery, but it can also be seen as a symbol of temptation. This addition to the definition completes the idea of the Accusing Angel. Not only does the Accusing Angel contain parts of the definitions of Satan and Lucifer, but of the Serpent as well. The Accusing Angel is the accuser, is a fallen angel, and can be seen as a tempter. A scene where the Accusing Angels tempting is recognizable is when the Serpent talks to God and gets His approval to attack Job and test Jobs faith.Mitchells translation, or rendering, is interesting because of the words he chose to use. Many different meanings can be drawn from each individual passage because of the fact that it is a translation, and many other texts, including most bibles, chose other words than those chosen by Mitchell. The words he chose to describe evil in his story, to describe two beings, are very similar and one could conclud...
