Nahar

"Stream." In the Bible, various passages speak of a primeval combat between God and a monster. It is variously styled as Nahar, Yam, Tannin, Leviathan, or Rahab.

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References

Sources

  • Isa. 51:9-10; Hab. 3:8; Ps. 74:13, 89:9-10.
  • Skolnik, Fred; Berenbaum, Michael. (2007). Encyclopaedia Judaica, second edition. Farmington Hills: Keter Publishing House Ltd.