“The ‘dragon’ is easily identified as Satan. (Revelation 12:7–9; 20:2.) The identity of ‘Rahab’ is a little more difficult. Some scholars suggest Rahab represents Egypt while others say it is a sea monster representing Satan. Footnote reference ‘c’ in [2 Nephi 8:9] cites Isaiah 27:1 as a cross-reference, which speaks of ‘leviathan that crooked serpent.’ The footnote identifies ‘leviathan’ as ‘a legendary sea-monster representing the forces of chaos that opposed the Creator’” (Brewster, Isaiah Plain and Simple, 221).