Hate to intrude with biological data, but if you read the description of
the leviathan, with its long snaky "arms," etc., the creature is a giant
squid, also referred to as a Kraken. It is indeed a creature of the deeps
(tehom) and would have been extremely frightening to men in a small boat.
Indeed, sightings of giant squid as late as the 19th-century CE scared the
h..l out of mariners. Tales of the "Kraken" (giant squid) overturning large
sailing vessels persisted. (Many illustrations available, too.) Giant squid
have tentacles up to 90 feet in length.
The area between Rhodes and the current Syrian coast is squid heaven. The
Rhodes Deep (4,000 plus feet) is deep enough to support giant squid.
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