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Leviathan


Subject Religion » Judaism

DOI: 10.1111/b.9780631187288.1992.x


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Sea monster described in Job 40–41. The aggadah and Apocrypha identify it with the male and female sea animals made by God on the fifth day of Creation; when they threatened to destroy the world, God emasculated the male but preserved the female. In the future God will make war on leviathan and the righteous will participate in the struggle. A similar legend is found in Ugaritic sources. ... log in or subscribe to read full text

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