Book of Job Terms

Behemoth is a great primeval creature whose identity isn’t clear from the poetic description, though Bible scholars have often identified it with the hippopotamus. When God questions Job, God names Behemoth as an example… read analysis of Behemoth

Leviathan is a great primeval creature whose identity isn’t clear from the poetic description, though Bible scholars have speculated that it’s a crocodile or a mythic sea monster. When God questions Job, God names… read analysis of Leviathan

Sheol is the dwelling-place of the dead in the Hebrew Bible (or Old Testament). In the Book of Job, it’s portrayed as a place from which the dead never return, as deep as heaven is… read analysis of Sheol