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Leviathan

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leviathan (lēvī`əthən), in the Bible, aquatic monster, presumably the crocodile, the whale, or a dragon. It was a symbol of evil to be ultimately defeated by the power of good.
leviathan
sea monster; symbol of apocalypse. [Jew. Tradition: Leach, 67]
See : Apocalypse
Leviathan
frighteningly powerful sea serpent. [O.T.: Job 41; Psalms 74:14; 104:26; Isaiah 27:1]
See : Monsters
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