Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 12:3

Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 12:3

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"And God created the great sea monsters" (Genesis 1:21) — these are the giant creatures of the sea. Rabbi Yochanan said: this is Leviathan the fleeing serpent and Leviathan the twisting serpent, as it is said, "On that day the LORD will punish with His harsh, great, and mighty sword Leviathan the fleeing serpent, and Leviathan the twisting serpent, and He will slay the monster that is in the sea" (Isaiah 27:1), and so forth (Bava Batra 74b), see there.

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CreationLeviathan

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