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 (1989 film) was eighty feet long and forty feet high. "Leviathan " was first released to theaters on March 17, 1989. It was shown at 1,393 theaters generating a box office receipt of $5,029,164 for its opening weekend. "Leviathan" was first released to DVD on September 29, 1998. Sean Carlson of IGN compared the DVD release of "Leviathan" to that of "DeepStar Six", giving the DVD 8 of 10 stars, praising the video quality but criticizing the audio and mentioning the only extra was the film's trailer. The film was released on Blu-ray by Scream Factory in August 2014. The film grossed