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In Jewish religious texts, the first mention of a dragon-like creature is in the Biblical works of Job (26:13), and Isaiah (27:1) where it is called Nachash Bare'ach, or a "Pole Serpent".[12] This is identified in the Midrash Rabba to Genesis 1:21 as Leviathan from the wordTaninim (תנינים) "and God created the great sea-monsters."[13] In modern Hebrew the word Taninim is used for Crocodiles but this is a 20th century usage unconnected with the original Biblical meaning.[citation needed]
In later Biblical texts, the Book of Isaiah, the Book of Job, and Psalm 89 refer to a sea-demon called Rahab (not to be confused withRahab, the woman of Jericho mentioned in the Book of Joshua). Isaiah 51:9 equates this Rahab with a dragon or monster. "Rahab" is the English transliteration of רהב (reb) with the several meanings: pride, a mythical
Thuban also known by its Bayer designation Alpha Draconis (α Draconis, α Dra) is a star (or star system) in the constellation ofDraco. A relatively inconspicuous star in the night sky of the Northern Hemisphere, it is historically significant as having been the north pole star in ancient times. Thuban is an Arabic word for snake ثعبان thuʿbān.
Three enclosures
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The Three enclosures (三垣, pinyin: Sān Yuán) are the Purple Forbidden enclosure (紫微垣), Supreme Palace enclosure (太微垣), and Heavenly Market enclosure (天市垣) in theChinese constellation system.
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| English name | Chinese name | European constellation | Number of stars | Representing |
| Winnowing Basket | 箕 | Sagittarius | 4 | Azure Dragon's dung, the role of rice bran to farm implements, also means the wind |
| Chaff | 糠 | Ophiuchus | 1 | Lift out of bran |
| Pestle | 杵 | Ara | 3 | Trace compounds wooden club |
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Even though Johann Bayer gave Thuban the designation Alpha, its apparent magnitude of 3.65 is 3.7 times fainter than the brightest star in the constellation, Gamma Draconis (Eltanin), whose apparent magnitude is 2.24.
sea-monster, or Egypt (as an emblematic name).[14] In the Douay-Rheims version, translated via Medieval Latin from the Vulgate, the wordreb is rendered "the proud one" in Isaiah 51:9 and Job 26:12 and "the power of the sea" in Psalm 88:10 (Psalm 88 is equivalent to Psalm 89 in other versions due to different verse numbering in the Vulgate). The connection between the sea-monster and "Leviathan the serpent" is made in Isaiah 27:1.[15]
In Jewish astronomy this is also identified with the North Pole, the star Thuban which, around 4,500 years ago, was the star in the Draco constellation's "tail".[12]
The Merthyr Synagogue features a dragon on the front gable.[18]
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