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# Leviathan #
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## Facts: ##
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The term "Leviathan" refers to a very large, extinct animal mentioned in the earliest writings of the Old Testament, the books of Job, Psalms, and Isaiah.
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* Leviathan is described as a large, snake-like creature, strong and fierce and able to make the water around it "boil." The descriptions of it were similar to that of a dinosaur.
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* Isaiah the prophet refered to Leviathan as "the gliding serpent".
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* Job wrote from firsthand knowledge of Leviathan, so the animal was most likely alive during his lifetime.
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(Translation suggestions: [Translate Names](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-names))
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(See also: [Isaiah](../other/isaiah.md), [Job](../other/job.md), [serpent](../other/serpent.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Job 03:8-10](en/tn/job/help/03/08)
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* [Psalms 104:25-26](en/tn/psa/help/104/25) |