Rahab is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.
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Origin
Rahab[a] is mentioned as a sea monster that, along with its helpers, was defeated and hewn into pieces by an angry YHWH in Job 26[1] of the Old Testament; it is further mentioned in Isaiah 51[2] and Psalms. While largely ignored by Christian writers, the parable is elaborated on in Jewish texts. In the Talmud, Rahab is seen as an angelic minister of the sea, and was said to have rebelled against YHWH, refusing to swallow the primordial waters to make room for land during the creation of the world; this is the reason for its severe punishment.[3] Building on its name meaning "arrogance", Steinsaltz states that Rahab was a sort of whale or sea serpent that represented rebellion against YHWH.[4]
Rahab's name may be related to Labbu (also possibly read Rebbu), a monster mentioned in an Akkadian text.[5]
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出身地：イスラエル
全身が水でできている、ユダヤの海龍。『旧約聖書』の『ヨブ記』に記述されエホヴァとの戦いで身体を引き裂かれて敗れる。名は「混沌」の意味を持ち、天地創造の際、神の命令に不服を唱え、神に殺されるが復活し、海の支配者となる。Translation: Place of origin: Israel
A Jewish sea dragon whose whole body is made of water. In the Old Testament's Book of Job, it is described as being torn apart and defeated in a battle against Jehovah. Its name means "chaos". During the creation of the heavens and the earth, it voiced complaints against God's orders and was killed by God, but it was resurrected and became the governor of the seas.
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A monster of the sea appearing in the Old Testament. His name means "arrogant" and "violent." He is known as a symbol of chaos, existing even before our world's creation. However, he was split in two for defying God, with half of him becoming the sky and the other half the sea. He now dwells in the Red Sea, and is known as the sea's primordial ruler. He is often depicted as an enemy of Jewish people, and sometimes as the guardian angel of Egypt. He is also found in Babylonian mythology, where he is the first monster born from the Abzu and Tiamat.
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GBC: ぜんしんが みずでできている きょだいなリュウ むかしは うみのおうさま だったPS: 全身が 水でできている きょだいなリュウ 昔は海の王様 だったTranslation: A gigantic dragon whose entire body is made of water. Long ago, it was the king of the sea.
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ぜんしんが みずでできている きょだいなリュウ むかしは うみのおうさま だったTranslation: A gigantic dragon whose entire body is made of water. Long ago, it was the king of the sea.
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全身が 水で できている大きな 海のリュウ 大きな 体は 雨や雪を ふらせ 川や海をつくったTranslation: A sea dragon whose entire body is made of water. Its large body caused rain and snow to fall, creating rivers and oceans.
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| DemiKids Light Version and Dark Version
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A gargantuan serpent with a body largely made of water. Can generate rain or snow.
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全身が 水で できている大きな 海のリュウ 大きな 体は 雨や雪を ふらせ 川や海をつくったTranslation: A sea dragon whose entire body is made of water. Its large body caused rain and snow to fall, creating rivers and oceans.
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Nomenclature
Names in Other Languages
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Rahab
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ラハブ Rahabu |
Rahab
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   Traditional Chinese
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拉哈伯 Lāhābó |
Rahab
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Notes
- ↑ Hebrew: רָהַב, romanized Rāhaḇ, also written as Rahav to differentiate from Rahab the prostitute.
References
- ↑ Job 26:12 (The JPS Tanakh: Gender-Sensitive Edition) - בְּ֭כֹחוֹ רָגַ֣ע הַיָּ֑ם (ובתובנתו) [וּ֝בִתְבוּנָת֗וֹ] מָ֣חַץ רָֽהַב׃
By His power He stilled the sea; By His skill He struck down Rahab. https://www.sefaria.org/Job.26.12?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en
- ↑ Isaiah 51:9 (The JPS Tanakh: Gender-Sensitive Edition) - עוּרִ֨י עוּרִ֤י לִבְשִׁי־עֹז֙ זְר֣וֹעַ יְהֹוָ֔ה ע֚וּרִי כִּ֣ימֵי קֶ֔דֶם דֹּר֖וֹת עוֹלָמִ֑ים הֲל֥וֹא אַתְּ־הִ֛יא הַמַּחְצֶ֥בֶת רַ֖הַב מְחוֹלֶ֥לֶת תַּנִּֽין׃ Awake, awake, clothe yourself with splendor. O arm of the ETERNAL One! Awake as in days of old, as in former ages! It was you that hacked Rahab in pieces, that pierced the Dragon. https://www.sefaria.org/Isaiah.51.9?ven=english%7CTHE_JPS_TANAKH:_Gender-Sensitive_Edition&lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en
- ↑ Even-Israel Steinsaltz, Adin transl. Koren Noé Talmud (William Davidson ed.), Bava Basra 74b. Sefaria. https://www.sefaria.org/Bava_Batra.74b.10?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en. And Rav Yehuda says that Rav says: At the time when the Holy One, Blessed be He, sought to create the world, He said to the minister of the sea: Open your mouth and swallow all the waters of the world, so that there will be room for land. The minister of the sea said before Him: Master of the Universe, it is enough that I will stay within my own waters. God immediately struck him and killed him; as it is stated: “He stirs up the sea with His power, and by His understanding He smites through Rahab” (Job 26:12). Rabbi Yitzḥak said: Conclude from here that the name of the minister of the sea is Rahab, and were it not for waters of the sea that cover him, no creature could withstand his smell, as his corpse emits a terrible stench. As it is stated: “They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea” (Isaiah 11:9). Do not read this phrase as “cover the sea”; rather read it as: Cover the minister of the sea, i.e., the term sea is referring to the minister of the sea, not to the sea itself..
- ↑ Steinsaltz, Adin. 2015. The Steinsaltz Tanakh. Koren Pub. ISBN: 9781613299654. https://www.sefaria.org/Steinsaltz_on_Job.26.12?lang=en&with=all&lang2=en
- ↑ "Rahab רהב", Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible Online (2018), Klaas Spronk. Published by Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/2589-7802_DDDO_DDDO_Rahab
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