Exodus 7:9

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Exodus 7:9 (WEB)
“When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, ‘Perform a miracle!’ then you shall tell Aaron, ‘Take your rod, and cast it down before Pharaoh, and it will become a serpent.’”

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Irenaeus of Lyons

Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies III.21Book III
“Wherefore also Moses giving a type, cast his rod upon the earth, in order that it, by becoming flesh, might expose and swallow up all the opposition of the Egyptians, which was lifting itself up against the pre-arranged plan…” — editor's note: Ex. vii. 9.
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Hippolytus of Rome

Hippolytus of Rome, The Refutation of All Heresies V.11Book V
“This serpent, he says, is the power that attended Moses, the rod that was turned into a serpent.” — editor's note: Ex. iv. 2–4, 17; vii. 9–13.
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PassageAgainst Heresies III.21
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