Jannes and Jambres

Jannes and Jambres (Yannes and Yambres) according to tradition were the two chief Egyptian magicians who first opposed Moses before Pharaoh,[1] when they threw down their staffs:

"For every man cast down his rod, and they became serpents. But Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods."[2]

They are probably among the chief counsellors of Pharaoh and the same magicians among those also mentioned in Exodus 7:22 and 8:7, 18-19 and 9:11, producing blood and frogs, but powerless to imitate the effects of the other plagues of Egypt. The entire Biblical account of their activities is found in Exodus 7–10 and 2 Timothy 3:8.

Jewish legend suggests that Jannes and Jambres accompanied the Israelites among the "mixed multitude" that departed from Egypt after the night of Passover,[3] and assigns to them the primary blame for counselling the making of the golden calf at Mount Sinai.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ 2 Timothy 3:8
2. ↑ Exodus 7:8-13.
3. ↑ Exodus 12:38
4. ↑ Exodus 32:1-6

## See also[edit]

Phenomena

Simon Magus

Antichrist

Paganism

Idolatry

Heresy

New age movement

## External links[edit]

* Jannes and Jambres - Jewish Encyclopedia (jewishencyclopedia.com)
* Who were Jannes and Jambres? - Bible Questions (gotquestions.org)