<P> In Jewish and Christian traditions, Jannes and Jambres (Hebrew: Yoḥanai and Mamre) are the names given to magicians mentioned in the Book of Exodus . This naming tradition is well - attested in ancient and medieval literature . In Latin manuscripts of the New Testament, and in Latin writing traditions, their names are known as Jamnes and Mambres . </P> <P> Jannes and Jambres are not specifically mentioned in the Tanakh ("Hebrew Bible"), but the Egyptian "wise men and sorcerers" (two of whom were identified with Jannes and Jambres in Jewish and Christian traditions) are mentioned in Exodus 7: 10 - 12 (KJV) </P> <P> And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent . Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments . For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods . </P>

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