8 Bible Verses

Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox. Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly. He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
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Job 40:15-17KJV
Many believe this describes a large dinosaur-like creature, as no modern animal matches this description of having a tail like a cedar tree. The behemoth appears to be a massive land animal that God created alongside humans.
Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down? Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn? Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?
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Job 41:1-3KJV
Leviathan is described as a fearsome sea creature that cannot be caught or tamed by man. Some interpret this as describing a marine reptile similar to ancient sea dinosaurs or plesiosaurs.
By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning. Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out. Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron. His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.
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Job 41:18-21KJV
This vivid description of Leviathan breathing fire has led some to consider whether this could describe a dragon-like dinosaur. The imagery suggests a creature far beyond any known modern animal.
And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
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Genesis 1:21KJV
The Hebrew word 'tanniym' translated as 'whales' can also mean 'great sea monsters' or 'dragons.' This verse establishes that God created all large sea creatures, which could include marine dinosaurs.
And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
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Genesis 1:24-25KJV
This passage describes God creating all land animals, which would include dinosaurs if they existed. It establishes that all creatures were made by God according to their kinds.
So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts. There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.
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Psalm 104:25-26KJV
This psalm mentions Leviathan as a real creature that God made to dwell in the sea. It suggests this was a large marine animal that coexisted with human maritime activity.
In that day the Lord with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.
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Isaiah 27:1KJV
This prophetic verse mentions both Leviathan and dragons as real creatures that God will judge. The language suggests these were known creatures, possibly referring to large reptilian beasts.
Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps.
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Psalm 148:7KJV
This verse calls upon dragons to praise the Lord, suggesting they were real creatures known to the psalmist. Some interpret this as evidence that large reptilian creatures coexisted with humans in biblical times.

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