Leviathan was held that God originally produced a male and a female leviathan, but lest in multiplying the species should destroy the world, he slew the female, reserving her flesh for the banquet that will be given to the righteous on the advent of the Messiah. Rashi's commentary on repeats the tradition: the...sea monsters: The great fish in the sea, and in the words of the Aggadah (B.B. 74b), this refers to the Leviathan and its mate, for He created them male and female, and He slew the female and salted her away for the righteous in the future, for if
Leviathan in popular culture In 1994, the American rapper Nas released his first solo album, "Illmatic". The first official single released from the album was "It Ain't Hard to Tell" in which Nas rapped "Begin like a violin / End like Leviathan", suggesting his music can have a soothing effect to the ear of its listeners but a rough ending for his competition. American metalcore band Leathermøuth wrote a song named "Leviathan" for their debut album "xø". The American progressive metal band Mastodon named their second album "Leviathan" in reference to the Herman Melville novel "Moby-Dick", on which the concept of the album is