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<blockquote>"In the Old Testament, Leviathan appears in Psalms 74:14 as a multiheaded sea serpent that is killed by God and given as food to the Hebrews in the wilderness. In Isaiah 27:1, Leviathan is a serpent and a symbol of Israel's enemies, who will be slain by God. In Job 41, it is a sea monster and a symbol of God's power of creation."<br/>
 
<blockquote>"In the Old Testament, Leviathan appears in Psalms 74:14 as a multiheaded sea serpent that is killed by God and given as food to the Hebrews in the wilderness. In Isaiah 27:1, Leviathan is a serpent and a symbol of Israel's enemies, who will be slain by God. In Job 41, it is a sea monster and a symbol of God's power of creation."<br/>
- Encyclopaedia Britannica</blockquote>
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* Final Fantasy VII as Leviathan
 
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Revision as of 01:19, 20 February 2007

A sea serpent in Jewish mythology that originated from Mesopotamian myth.

"In the Old Testament, Leviathan appears in Psalms 74:14 as a multiheaded sea serpent that is killed by God and given as food to the Hebrews in the wilderness. In Isaiah 27:1, Leviathan is a serpent and a symbol of Israel's enemies, who will be slain by God. In Job 41, it is a sea monster and a symbol of God's power of creation."
- Encyclopaedia Britannica[1]


Appears in

  • Final Fantasy II as Leviathan
  • Final Fantasy III as Leviathan
  • Final Fantasy III as SeaSerpnt
  • Final Fantasy IV as Leviathan
  • Final Fantasy V as Leviathan
  • Final Fantasy VII as Leviathan
  • Final Fantasy VIII as Leviathan


References

  1. Encyclopaedia Britannica