Sea Creatures in Jewish Mythology

3 myths

The monsters of the deep in Jewish tradition: Leviathan, Rahab, the great fish that swallowed Jonah, and the creatures of the abyss.

Jonah, the Diamond Fish, and the Rope Through Leviathan's Tongue

Swallowed whole, Jonah found a diamond burning in the fish's belly, then learned the fish was about to be fed to Leviathan, with him still inside.

The army at the water could not agree. Some wanted the gold and no killing. Some wanted the killing and no gold. The third group wanted both at once.

A mud-eater in a nostril killed a fish the size of a coast. When the sea threw the body ashore, sixty cities went under the weight.