[__ Science __ ] Scholars and the Mystery of Behemoth

[AIG.com]

How scholars view ‘behemoth’ in the book of Job and why we should consider it a real, enormous creature as opposed to a mythological beast or smaller animal.

Continue reading...

 

[Barbarian]

The article misses an important part. "Tail" was an anatomical euphemism in Hebrew. It seems to describe a hippopotamus.

"Zanav" means "tail", but also has a euphemistic use for something similar that stiffens.

 

[Who Me]

Or it is a discription of something seen by the writer.

 

[Barbarian]

Yeah, it was something seen by the writer.

 

[Bob Carabbio]

How scholars view ‘behemoth’ in the book of Job and why we should consider it a real, enormous creature as opposed to a mythological beast or smaller animal.

Behemoth, and Leviathan aren't necessarily "Physical Creatures" at all, but the two "Weaknesses" in Job that God was after when he started the dialog with satan to begin with. God wanted to bring job to repentance (accomplished at Job 42:6).

Job had two problems - PERSONAL PRIDE = Leviathan, and A tendency to rely ON HIMSELF and HIS STRENGTH = Behemoth.

 

[Barbarian]

Behemoth, and Leviathan aren't necessarily "Physical Creatures" at all, but the two "Weaknesses" in Job that God was after when he started the dialog with satan to begin with.

Good call. I think you're right.

 

[Truthfrees]

How scholars view ‘behemoth’ in the book of Job and why we should consider it a real, enormous creature as opposed to a mythological beast or smaller animal.

Continue reading...

makes sense - thanks for the clarification

 

[Prycejosh1987]

How scholars view ‘behemoth’ in the book of Job and why we should consider it a real, enormous creature as opposed to a mythological beast or smaller animal.

Continue reading...

I think it was some sort of bull by implications.