Portal:Bible/Featured article/September, 2008

Leviathan is a Biblical sea monster referred to in the Old Testament. The word leviathan appears in five places in the Bible, with the Book of Job, chapter 41, being dedicated to describing Leviathan in detail:

1. Book of Job 3:8 "May those who curse days curse that day, those who are ready to rouse Leviathan "; NIV
2. Book of Job 41: "Can you pull in the leviathan with a fishhook or tie down his tongue with a rope? Can you put a cord through his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook? ...Can you fill his hide with harpoons or his head with fishing spears?" NIV
3. Psalms 74:14: "It was you who crushed the heads of Leviathan and gave him as food to the creatures of the desert." NLT
4. Psalms 104:24-26: "O Lord, what a variety of things you have made! In wisdom you have made them all. The earth is full of your creatures. Here is the ocean, vast and wide, teeming with life of every kind, both large and small. See the ships sailing along, and Leviathan, which you made to play in the sea. NLT
5. Isaiah 27:1: "In that day the LORD with His severe sword, great and strong, Will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, Leviathan that twisted serpent; And He will slay the reptile that is in the sea." NKJV (more...)