The Bible Answers Short Questions From Our Readers - Plain Truth Staff - March 1964

Plain Truth Staff

Question: What is the mysterious animal called "behemoth" in Job 40:15-24? Could this terrible beast be the hippopotamus we know today, as some commentators assume? Or some other creature? Answer: You'll be shocked when you see the scientific confirmation of what has been in God's Word for over 3500 years! In 1911 a British scientist was astounded when he found a few HUGE bones from what appeared to be an enormous type of rhinoceros. The bones were of such GIANT size they even dwarfed an elephant's bones! He named the animal Baluchitherium (ba loo" chithee' ri um). Eleven years later, another scientist, this time an American, was elated when he found three partial skeletons of Baluchitherium. The skeletal remains were hurried to New York where they were assembled. The results were nothing short of amazing! - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library