The accepted imagery of the Leviathan.











. The original Leviathan.

How many serpents have bones as strong as iron, can somehow remove all the water of a river (like a tsunami), shoot out snares/burning lamps/sparks/smoke/flames, can kindle coals, is as hard as stone, is impossible to kill, shoots out sharp pointed things under the sea, makes the sea boil and turns the sea a different colour?

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16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.

17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.

18 His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.

23 Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.

24 He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.

Job 41



19 Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.

20 Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.

21 His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.

23 The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.

24 His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.

26 The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.

27 He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.

28 The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.

29 Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.

30 Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.

31 He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment

32 He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.

Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.

He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.

snares

The above video of course not only demonstrates the Leviathan characteristics, it also talks about toxic gases being released and shows dead fish and reports on sick people, a correlation of which can be made with another submarine volcanic eruption.... Kolumbo

The Red Sea, the Dead Sea, the Suez Canal and most likely the Sea of Galilee all contain submarine volcanoes. Most volcanoes are submarine volcanoes and not land volcanoes.

Submarine volcanoes are underwater fissures in the Earth's surface from which magma can erupt. They are estimated to account for 75% of annual magma output. The vast majority are located near areas of tectonic plate movement, known as ocean ridges. Although most are located in the depths of seas and oceans, some also exist in shallow water, which can spew material into the air during an eruption. Hydrothermal vents , sites of abundant biological activity, are commonly found near submarine volcanoes.

In 1949, a deep water survey reported anomalously hot brines in the central portion of the Red Sea . Later work in the 1960s confirmed the presence of hot, 60 °C (140 °F), saline brines and associated metalliferous muds. The hot solutions were emanating from an active subseafloor rift [21] The brines and associated muds are currently under investigation as a source of mineable precious and base metals. From . The highly saline character of the waters was not hospitable to living organisms.The brines and associated muds are currently under investigation as a source of mineable precious and base metals. From Wikipedia









Please also see my post on Mythical Monsters , which shows the volcanic correlation between several mythical monsters, including the Leviathan.





The above page on Mythical Monsters shows the common use of serpent imagery in 'mythical' or fabled monsters with volcanic origins. The serpent represents the slithering lava rivers. It has even been used by the Mayans when designing their volcano replicas...pyramids; a serpent is seen slithering down the side. Just because something is given serpent attributes does not mean it was a serpent. Such terminology could reflect a lack of understanding and a lack of the necessary vocabulary. The evils the ancients knew of were used to describe the evils they did not know about.





This absorbing book shows that myths originally transmitted real information about real events and observations, preserving the information sometimes for millennia within nonliterate societies. Geologists' interpretations of how a volcanic cataclysm long ago created Oregon's Crater Lake, for example, is echoed point for point in the local myth of its origin. The Klamath tribe saw it happen and passed down the story--for nearly 8,000 years. We, however, have been literate so long that we've forgotten how myths encode reality. Recent studies of how our brains work, applied to a wide range of data from the Pacific Northwest to ancient Egypt to modern stories reported in newspapers, have helped the Barbers deduce the characteristic principles by which such tales both develop and degrade through time. Myth is in fact a quite reasonable way to convey important messages orally over many generations--although reasoning back to the original events is possible only under rather specific conditions.

When they severed Earth from Sky' by

Shiv Purana [2.3.20.14-19] states that the fall off of this energy fell like lightning from Shiva’s third eye and Brahma had to take it to the ocean and keep it safe there else it would have burnt the entire creation. This mare shaped sub-marine fire at the bottom of the ocean, is known as Vadava .



Normally, the fire is kept in check with the waters of the Global Ocean. But as Mahabharat verse 12.248.13-17 state, the end of the Day of Brahma is nigh that Rudra sparks off the fire again and this explosion of fire from the mare's mouth in the Southern Ocean will begin the process of Pralaya .



Could this sub-marine fire actually refer to underwater volcanoes that keep spewing out magma from the Earth's core. Maybe the end of our days will be initiated by an under-water volcanic eruption that sets a chain of events in motion leading to the annihilation of life as we know it!

(My theory is nonsense.)

(Not an expert in this field)

(Not her field of expertise)

What is a Leviathan? A zoomorphised underwater volcanic eruption that the ancient Hebrews believed was a sea monster. I am listing at the bottom all academic recipients of my email linking to this page and will note the responses so other people can see what the expert community makes of my theory and whether or not it is receptive to fresh ideas. Expert contributions will be greatly appreciated.If you believe in this theory, please leave a comment, which can be done anonymously, and pass the link on.Please also keep in mind that every single theology and mythology expert could believe the Leviathan was a mythological sea monster but they could also all be wrong or their beliefs could be incomplete.The ancient Hebrews, living in around rift zones where continents are pulling apart, may well have experienced submarine volcanoes in deep or shallow waters....the Jordan River, the Dead Sea, the Nile, the Red Sea, etc. The story of the Leviathan may have been handed down through generations and have originated somewhere else. One thing is certain though; if the ancient Hebrews had witnessed a submarine volcano they would not have known what it was and they would have given it animal or human characteristics, as they did all awesome natural phenomena. Due to ignorance of the world around them, everything was mysterious. Even today, people are spooked by submarine volcanoes.There is absolutely no evidence to suggest the Leviathan was originally mythological. The way it is written about in the Bible suggests it was viewed as very real. The ancient Hebrews believed in its existence and they clearly feared it and even made attempts to kill it, which means it was not originally mythological but something born out of fear of the misunderstood. Wiki ...'When the Leviathan is hungry, reports R. Dimi in the name of R. Johanan, he sends forth from his mouth a heat so great as to make all the waters of the deep boil, and if he would put his head into Paradise no living creature could endure the odor of him (ib.). His abode is the Mediterranean Sea ; and the waters of the Jordan fall into his mouth (Bek. 55b; B. B. l.c.).'Submarine volcanoes produce lots of sulfur, which smells like rotten eggs.Job 40There is nothing in Job 41 that discounts this theory but all of the above not only point directly to it but discount anything made of flesh, either mythical or real. 'Hoary' means 'white hair', so a path flowing from the Leviathan that looks like white hair could be this or this...I have included parts of Job 40 because I believe Bohemoth and Leviathan merge. The important point is that the ancients misunderstood submarine volcanoes for monsters.Job 40 23-24I believe the above verses are nowadays misinterpreted. Job 40:24 I believe means the water of the river Jordan seemed to drain into the Bohemoth's eyes (in the minds of the Hebrews) as well as its mouth (in Job 40:23) and his nose (zoomorphically speaking) shot out snares.'Snares' are nowadays interpreted as rings through the Bohemoth's nose. There is a problem with this interpretation. The verse would read the other way around....'Snares pierceth through his nose' if it was a ring through the nose to signify being captured. However, it is the nose that pierceth out snares. Snares, in this instance, are blazing coals, much as they are here....'Upon the wicked he shall rain, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest:the portion of their cup.' Psalm 11:6One of Israel's tourist attactions is its hot springs. See this page for an extensive list of hydrothermal activity sites.Read more here This page contains an image that shows the Dead Sea Transform Fault, one area that will almost certainly be lined with volcanic activity.And here is some information on the Great Rift Valley.The above is a summation of a book just recommended to me, which I believe fits my beliefs on the 'myth' of the Leviathan....the fabled submarine volcano. The book is 'Elizabeth Wayland Barber and Paul Barber.Below is a quote from ' Decode Hindu Mythology ' which uncovers the Leviathan of Hinduism....the Vadava....Here is the list of experts in the field of mythology or religion who received a link to this page and a request to respond with an appraisal of the theory. I shall continue to contact more people and will update the list regularly so you can see the feedback.James Aitken University of CambridgeSarah Coakley University of CambridgeEamon Duffy University of CambridgeDavid Ford University of CambridgeDr Simon Gathercole University of CambridgeDarren Sarisky University of CambridgeJudith Lieu University of CambridgeJanet Soskice University of CambridgeCatherine Pickstock University of CambridgeFraser Watts University of CambridgeDaniel Weiss University of CambridgeJohn Day Oxford UniveristySondra Hausner Oxford UniversityJack Jarick Oxford UniversityWill Kynes Oxford UniversityGuy Stroumsa Oxford UniversitySusan Gillingham Oxford UniversityMarcus Bockmuehl Oxford UniversityJohn Barton Oxford UniversityRonald Hendel Berkeley UniversityEvans Lansing Smith Pacifica UniversityChristine Downing Pacifica UniversityLaura S.Grilla Pacifica UniversityDennis Patrick Slattery Pacifica UniversityGlen Slater Pacifica UniversityVerlyn Flieger University of MarylandSheila Jelen University of MarylandSusan Hollis Empire State CollegeVanda Zajko University of BristolRichard Buxton University of BristolSusan Abraham University of HarvardEmily Click University of HarvardFrancis Clooney University of HarvardMark Edwards University of HarvardWilliam Graham University of HarvardDavid Hempton University of HarvardMichael D.Jackson University of HarvardKaren L.King University of HarvardPeter Machinist University of HarvardDan McKanan University of HarvardDiane L.Moore University of HarvardAhmed Ragab University of HarvardAndrew Teeter University of HarvardRonald Theimann University of HarvardCharlotte Elisheva Fonrobert Stanford UniversityRobert C. 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