No dinosaurs had this capability. Finally, young earth creation science is referring to creatures known as "plesiosaurs." However, plesiosaurs are not dinosaurs. For more, see Plesiosaurs. The second theory, put forth by modern Bible scholars, is that leviathan represents a crocodile.

40:19 chief of the ways. The behemoth was the “chief” of all created land animals, which could only, therefore, have been one of the great land dinosaurs. These, like all other animals, were created on the fifth and sixth days of creation week.

October 2, 2025 - Even if they were not, however, it is reasonable to suggest that God could show Job Behemoth even if he had never seen it23 when we consider the fact that God, in his speech to Job, had already highlighted several other things that Job may not ...

Many young-Earth creationists (YECs) assert that the book of Job in the Bible describes dinosaurs, and that in particular the creature called "Behemoth" in Job 40 describes a sauropod--one of the huge, long-necked, four-legged dinosaurs informally known as "brontosaurs."

How does this case stack up against the reckless assertion that “man could not have lived in a world full of dinosaurs, so by the time God created Adam the dinosaurs were gone” (Clayton, p. 14)? In addition to the foregoing, there is that context in the book of Job — regarding “behemoth” — that must be taken into consideration. In the second phase of the concluding encounter between God and Job (see Job 38:1ff), the Almighty said to the patriarch: "Behold, now behemoth, which I made. . . " (Job 40:15).

A detailed analysis of the key clause Job 40:17a suggests that the most natural interpretation is that the tail of Behemoth is compared to a cedar for its great size. Consequently, the most reasonable interpretation is that Behemoth was a large ...

April 16, 2021 - The most detailed description of a dinosaur in the Bible appears in Job 40:15-24 (see below). The creature mentioned here, Behemoth, is a huge, herbivorous, four-footed beast with bones as strong as bronze (Job 40:15,18).

It is only in “post-Cretaceous” ... (kjv): “Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee ….” The behemoth was an animal created at the same time as man....

December 30, 2022 - Horses arn’t real? Your definition of “very detailed” leaves much to be desired. You suppose that Job was closely familiar with sauropod dinosaurs, and all we get is a few ambiguous allusions to some sturdy animal that likes to hang in the river. Job 40:15-24 New International Version 15 “Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you and which feeds on grass like an ox.

The Bible mentions two dinosaurs by name and describes them in great detail. "Behemoth" (Job 40:15-24) and "Leviathan" (Job 41:1-34) From the description found in Job, scientists have attempted to identify these animals. They believe "Behemoth" is a Hippo and "Leviathan" is a Crocodile.

September 23, 2025 - It is not used to denote the navel in any place in the Bible, and should not have been rendered so here (1949, 2:248). While many commentators have identified behemoth with the elephant or the hippopotamus, elsewhere I have argued that the descriptions given in the book of Job do not fit either of these animals (see Jackson, 1983, pp. 86-87) and that there is no valid reason for rejecting the idea that behemoth could have been some species of dinosaur.

December 2, 2015 - Another theory is that Job 40 describes a type of dinosaur such as a diplodocus or an apatosaurus. Such sauropods were the largest of all land animals (ten times heavier than elephants), were marsh-loving plant-eaters, had tails like trees, ...

The obvious conclusion is that we cannot use this reference to prove that there were dinosaurs roaming around in the time of the Book of Job. Those who have promoted this interpretation are advised to consider carefully what this portion of God’s word actually says when allowed to speak for ...

God told Job to observe these animals personally, and Job lived long after the dinosaurs had passed off the scene.​—Job 40:16; 41:8. The Bible does not comment on the disappearance of the dinosaurs.

September 18, 2005 - Others point out that elephants and hippopotamuses have very thin tails, nothing comparable to a cedar tree. Dinosaurs like the Brachiosaurus, Apatosaurus, and Saltasaurus, on the other hand, had huge tails that could easily be compared to a ...

August 17, 2025 - In conclusion, a thorough analysis of Job 40:15–24 strongly supports the interpretation that Behemoth was a sauropod dinosaur, or at least a similar gigantic herbivorous creature now extinct.

There are however, several references in the Bible that fit the physical description of the animals we call dinosaurs. For example, in Job 40:15 we see God telling Job about an animal He calls Behemoth.

February 21, 2025 - Paleontologist Raul Esperante, after stating most scholars disagree with the dinosaur interpretation of Job 40-41, says that the text “does not provide sufficient evidence to say that dinosaurs are mentioned in the Bible.”11 Another ...

Not Mythological Or Symbolic Creatures Though many Bible students think these creatures were mythological or merely symbolic creatures, these creatures were actually created by God. The following reasons show this to be true. 1.In Job 38:39-39:30 there are 12 animals that are mentioned by God. All of these are real creatures. This would indicate that the final two creatures mentioned would also be real. 2.God told Job to look at the behemoth (40:15).