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Job

אִיּוֹב · iy.yov · H0347Ἰώβ · Iōb · G2492“he that weeps or cries” Hitchcock's 186953 mentions in 3 books, most in Job (50)
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Who he was

Job was a man from the land of Uz, described as blameless, upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil (Job 1:1). He was blessed with seven sons, three daughters, and great wealth (Job 1:2–3). However, God allowed Satan to test Job's faith through a series of severe trials, including the loss of his children, wealth, and health (Job.1.6-2.10).

Throughout his suffering, Job maintained his integrity and did not sin against God (Job 1:22; 2.10). He engaged in a lengthy dialogue with his three friends - Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar - who came to comfort him but ultimately accused him of wrongdoing (Job.2.11-31.40). A fourth friend, Elihu, also spoke to Job, emphasizing God's justice and sovereignty (Job.32-37).

Finally, God spoke to Job, challenging him to understand the mysteries of creation and divine wisdom (Job.38-41). Job acknowledged God's power and repented of his questioning (Job 42:1–6). In the end, God restored Job's fortunes, giving him twice as much as he had before, and blessed him with seven more sons and three more daughters (Job 42:10–17).

Job's story is a testament to faith in the face of adversity, and he is mentioned alongside Noah and Daniel as an example of righteousness (Ezk.14.14,20). His perseverance is also commended in the New Testament (James 5:11). The book of Job grapples with the question of suffering and the sovereignty of God, ultimately showcasing God's wisdom and the importance of trust in Him.

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Family

ChildrenJemimah, Keziah, Keren-happuch
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Every mention

53 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
JobChapter 1: 7 mentionsChapter 2: 4 mentionsChapter 3: 2 mentionsChapter 6: 1 mentionChapter 9: 1 mentionChapter 12: 1 mentionChapter 16: 1 mentionChapter 19: 1 mentionChapter 21: 1 mentionChapter 23: 1 mentionChapter 26: 1 mentionChapter 27: 1 mentionChapter 29: 1 mentionChapter 31: 1 mentionChapter 32: 5 mentionsChapter 33: 2 mentionsChapter 34: 4 mentionsChapter 35: 1 mentionChapter 37: 1 mentionChapter 38: 1 mentionChapter 40: 3 mentionsChapter 42: 9 mentions50 mentions
Job 1:1There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil.Job 1:5It was so, when the days of their feasting had run their course, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of…Job 1:8Yahweh said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant, Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil.”Job 1:9Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing?Job 1:14that a messenger came to Job, and said, “The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys feeding beside them,Job 1:20Then Job arose, and tore his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down on the ground, and worshiped.Job 1:22In all this, Job didn’t sin, nor charge God with wrongdoing.Job 2:3Yahweh said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil. He still…Job 2:7So Satan went out from the presence of Yahweh, and struck Job with painful sores from the sole of his foot to his head.Job 2:10But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?” In all this Job didn’t sin with his…Job 2:11Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that had come on him, they each came from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; and they…Job 3:1After this Job opened his mouth, and cursed the day of his birth.Job 3:2Job answered:Job 6:1Then Job answered,Job 9:1Then Job answered,Job 12:1Then Job answered,Job 16:1Then Job answered,Job 19:1Then Job answered,Job 21:1Then Job answered,Job 23:1Then Job answered,Job 26:1Then Job answered,Job 27:1Job again took up his parable, and said,Job 29:1Job again took up his parable, and said,Job 31:40let briers grow instead of wheat, and stinkweed instead of barley.” The words of Job are ended.Job 32:1So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.Job 32:2Then the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel, the Buzite, of the family of Ram, was kindled against Job. His wrath was kindled because he justified himself rather than God.Job 32:3Also his wrath was kindled against his three friends, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.Job 32:4Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job, because they were older than he.Job 32:12Yes, I gave you my full attention, but there was no one who convinced Job, or who answered his words, among you.Job 33:1“However, Job, please hear my speech, and listen to all my words.Job 33:31Mark well, Job, and listen to me. Hold your peace, and I will speak.Job 34:5For Job has said, ‘I am righteous, God has taken away my right.Job 34:7What man is like Job, who drinks scorn like water,Job 34:35‘Job speaks without knowledge. His words are without wisdom.’Job 34:36I wish that Job were tried to the end, because of his answering like wicked men.Job 35:16therefore Job opens his mouth with empty talk, and he multiplies words without knowledge.”Job 37:14“Listen to this, Job. Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.Job 38:1Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind,Job 40:1Moreover Yahweh answered Job,Job 40:3Then Job answered Yahweh,Job 40:6Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind:Job 42:1Then Job answered Yahweh:Job 42:7It was so, that after Yahweh had spoken these words to Job, Yahweh said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you, and against your two friends; for you have not spoken of…Job 42:8Now therefore, take to yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you, for I will…Job 42:9So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went and did what Yahweh commanded them, and Yahweh accepted Job.Job 42:10Yahweh restored Job’s prosperity when he prayed for his friends. Yahweh gave Job twice as much as he had before.Job 42:12So Yahweh blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand female donkeys.Job 42:15In all the land were no women found so beautiful as the daughters of Job. Their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers.Job 42:16After this Job lived one hundred forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons’ sons, to four generations.Job 42:17So Job died, being old and full of days.
EzekielChapter 14: 2 mentions2 mentions
Ezekiel 14:14though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they would deliver only their own souls by their righteousness,” says the Lord Yahweh.Ezekiel 14:20though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live,” says the Lord Yahweh, “they would deliver neither son nor daughter; they would deliver only their own souls by their righteousness.”
JamesChapter 5: 1 mention1 mention
James 5:11Behold, we call them blessed who endured. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and have seen the Lord in the outcome, and how the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

What the dictionary says

Persecuted, an Arabian patriarch who resided in the land of Uz.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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