Behemoth

Behemoth (Bi-hee´muhth)

A mighty, mortal beast (Job 40:15-16) that served as an object lesson for Job (Job 40:19-24). It was probably the hippopotamus, but intertestamental authors and later rabbis understood it to be of mythic significance.

Job 40:15-16

15“Look at Behemoth,
which I made just as I made you;
it eats grass like an ox.16Its strength is in its loins,
and its power in the muscles of its belly.

Job 40:19-24

19“It is the first of the great acts of God—
only its Maker can approach it with the sword.20For the mountains yield food for it
where all the wild animals play ... View more

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