De Esculaap.

Eigenlijk is de benaming zuiver Chaldeeuws:

Aish of Ish = Man

Shkul = Onderwijzing (b.v. School)

Aphe (Apus) = Geen benen, ofwel Slang

De Mens Onderwijzende Slang

In Alexander Hislop's  "The Two Babylons" kunnen we hetvolgende lezen:

 * Aish-shkul-ape, from Aish, "man"; shkul, "to instruct"; and Aphe, or Ape, "a
  serpent."

The Greek form of this name, Asklepios, signifies simply "the
  instructing snake," and comes from A, "the," skl, "to teach," and hefi, "a snake,"
  the Chaldean words being thus modified in Egypt. The name Aselepios, however,
  is capable of another sense, as derived from Aaz, "strength," and Khlep, "to
  renew"; and, therefore, in the exoteric doctrine, Aselepios was known simply as
  "the strength-restorer," or the Healing God. But, as identified with the serpent, the
  true meaning of the name seems to be that which is first stated. Macrobius, giving
  an account of the mystic doctrine of the ancients, says that Aesculapius was that
  beneficent influence of the sun which pervaded the souls of men. Now the Serpent
  was the symbol of the enlightening sun.

 En in die evangelishe kringen, waar de wet afgedaan heeft, hoort men heel vaak:

want Ik ben de HEERE, uw Heelmeester ! (Exo　15:26　SVV)

Maar zelden tot nooit hoort men:

 Indien gij aandachtig luistert naar de stem van de HERE, uw God, en doet wat recht is in zijn ogen, en uw oor neigt tot zijn geboden en al zijn inzettingen onderhoudt, zal Ik u geen enkele van de kwalen opleggen, die Ik de Egyptenaren opgelegd heb; (Exo　15:26　NBG)