“And יהוה said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.
And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.
And יהוה said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it (the serpent) by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand: That they may believe that יהוה אלהים Jehovah Elohim of their fathers, the Elohimאלהים of Abraham, the Elohimאלהים of Isaac, and the Elohimאלהים of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.” – Exodus 4: 2-5
The Zohar states:
