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
Book of Jasher (biblical references) Book of Jasher (biblical references) The Book of Jasher (also, Jashar) or the Book of the Upright or the Book of the Just Man (; transliteration: "sēfer hayyāšār") is an unknown book mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. The translation "Book of the Just Man" is the traditional Greek and Latin translation, while the transliterated form "Jasher" is found in the King James Bible, 1611. The book appears to be referenced from around the reign of David. David's lament for Jonathan immediately follows. The King James Version of the English Bible has the inclusion ""the use of"" in italics, material its