Bible Land Preserve, Jerusalem Zoo: Hippopotamus or Biblical Behemoth. Archaeological evidences from Ramat Aviv indicate that Hippopotamus lived in the swamps of Yarkon river during the times of Biblical Judges (3000 years ago).

  

¹⁵Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.

 ¹⁶Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.

 ¹⁷He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.

 ¹⁸His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.

 ¹⁹He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.

 ²⁰Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.

 ²¹He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.

 ²²The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.

 ²³Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.

 ²⁴He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.

(Job 40:15-24).