Behemoth
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Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q378477
Library of congress:
sh2006000505
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: 2006000308: Whitney, K. W., Jr. Two strange beasts, 2006.
- Bible. O.T. Job XL, 15(Behemot)
- Encyc. Judaica(creature described in the book of Job XL, 15-24; apparently an existing animal (hippopotamus?) with some legendary details; it appears as a purely mythical creature in later Jewish literature)
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Wikipedia description:
Behemoth (; Hebrew: בְּהֵמוֹת, bəhēmōṯ) is a beast from the biblical Book of Job, and is a form of the primeval chaos-monster created by God at the beginning of creation. Metaphorically, the name has come to be used for any extremely large or powerful entity.
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