What is Leviathan in the Bible?
What exactly is the Leviathan mentioned in Scripture? Crocodile, dragon, or ancient sea serpent (the Loch Ness Monster?)
Leviathan appears in Psalms 74:14 as a multiheaded sea serpent that is killed by God and given as food to the Hebrews in the wilderness. In Isaiah 27:1, Leviathan is a serpent and a symbol of Israel’s enemies, who will be slain by God. In Job 41, it is a sea monster and a symbol of God’s authority over creation. The description varies, but it is generally portrayed as a monstrous sea serpent or dragon.
