Rahab (mythology)
Biblical Hebrew term
Quotes about Rahab or Rahab.
- As Ea defeated Apsu and Marduk defeated Tiamat, so he did Yahweh with the sea monster Rahab (Job 26, 12-13) and with the Leviathan (Job 41; Psalms 74, 14). (Joseph Campbell) [citation needed]
- With force shakes the sea | and with intelligence tames Rahab. | At his breath the skies clear up, | his hand pierces the twisting serpent. (Book of Job)[specific citation needed]
- God does not withdraw his anger: | under him the supporters of Rahab are crushed. (Book of Job)[specific citation needed]
- Have you not torn Rahab in pieces, | did you not slay the dragon? (Book of Isaiah)[specific citation needed]
- Rahab is the formidable Tiamat, which the Babylonian demiurge Marduk cut into two parts, from which heaven and earth arose. The Jews were able to learn about this myth even before the captivity. Traces of it are found in Job and in some psalms. (Alfred Loisy)[citation needed]
- You dominate the pride of the sea, | you calm the tumult of its waves. | You have trampled Rahab like a vanquished man, | with a mighty arm you have scattered your enemies. (Ethan the Ezraite, Psalms)[specific citation needed]
- Vain and useless is the help of Egypt; | therefore I call him «Rahab the idle». (Book of Isaiah)[specific citation needed]
