Rahab

"Blusterer." In the Old Testament, a monster of chaos, visualized as a sea serpent. It is the exemplar of powers inimical to God.

The term is also a metaphor for Egypt.1

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References

Notes

  1. Ps. 87:4; 89:10; Isa. 51:9.

Sources

  • Job 9:13, 26:12.
  • Lurker, Manfred. (2004). Routledge Dictionary of Gods and Demons. London: Routledge.