Leviathan

Leviathan is a mythic sea creature portrayed as immense, dangerous, and untamable. In biblical texts, it appears as a symbol of chaos and opposition to order, sometimes described with vivid physical features that emphasize its power. This imagery is not unique to Israel but reflects earlier ancient Near Eastern traditions in which gods battle sea monsters to establish stability in the world. Biblical writers adapt this shared imagery to express ideas about divine power and control over chaos rather than to describe a literal animal. Leviathan functions as symbolic language for forces that threaten order and that only divine authority can restrain.