"It was you who split open the sea by your power;
you broke the heads of the monster in the waters.
It was you who crushed the heads of Leviathan
and gave him as food to the creatures of the desert. "
Psalm 74:13-14 ( theres many more refrences I know but this is the one I came across)
Was this a real creature, or was it supposed to represent something else?
Do you know of any other creatures in the Bible like this?
2006-07-01 22:42:24 · 9 answers · asked by rxqueen♥ † 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It could be a "nessie"...possibly nessie calmed down after all these years!
2006-07-01 23:24:55 · update #1
I've always heard that it refers to Tiamat in Babylonian and Sumerian mythology, who was associated with the sea and chaos. This is tied to "the deep" in Genesis 1:2. God formed order out of the chaos, and so this is how he defeated the Leviathan. Those who go with this theory usually point out the similarities between the Genesis story and the creation story in the Enuma Elish. There are other theories, of course, and you can find some places to start looking for more information on wikipedia.
The only other biblical creature I can think of like this is the Behemoth in Job 40:15-24.
2006-07-02 00:12:40 · answer #1 · answered by Joshua 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
there's a difference between Baylon and Babylonia. Baylonia grew to become right into a district which ran from the Tigris river west in direction of Egypt. Bablon on the different hand is slicing-part Iran/ Iraq.. in case you seem interior the Bible Canaan and Babylonia are particularly the same section reckoning on who conquered the section
2016-12-10 03:28:30 · answer #2 · answered by suire 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was going to say "hippopotamus", but I think hippopotamus is "behemoth".
There probably was a real reference to a real creature, but which one referred to is lost to time. Different "experts" have different opinions, but no one really knows for sure at this point what actual creature is referred to, be it real or symbolic.
All sorts of creatures are referred to in Daniel, the Book of the Revelation, etc.
If you're interested, use a Strong's Concordance Dictionary to do a word study.
2006-07-01 22:51:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I recall a study I did that satisfied my mind that Levithan was of the croc/aligator family, and Job 40:15; behemoth does sound like the hippoutumus, and the rino was the unicorn, and the bible is full of animals and birds. These people are smart in this book, they have every tool we have and how would I identy gold, silver, precious stones, brass, Iron, copper, and palnets ect.
2006-07-01 23:28:24 · answer #4 · answered by jeni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it may be a dinosaur, it is saying that God can destroy a huge creature like that. Look up the word Leviathan in the Hebrew and see what it says
2006-07-01 22:47:08 · answer #5 · answered by Wendy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah...they were the dinosaurs... there have been unexplained passeges taken out of the bible during the early years of christianity that challengeed the birth of mankind. many scholars during the years of early christianity were baffled because knights returning from the crusades brought with them many discoveries in science and archeology like dinosaur bones which they first interpreted as dragons of the middle east.
2006-07-01 22:49:54 · answer #6 · answered by Pvt. Andrew Malone 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i always suspect that 'leviathan' is a plesiosaur.
(maybe a 'nessie'?)
that is just my opinion, though.
2006-07-01 22:56:44 · answer #7 · answered by ram 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leviathan
2006-07-01 22:46:30 · answer #8 · answered by Valag 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all I know is there is a movie named like that!And be carefull! Monsters eat cute girls like you.
2006-07-01 22:48:05 · answer #9 · answered by Sherluck 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋