Job — • One of the books of the Old Testament, and the chief personage in it Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Job Job † … Catholic encyclopedia
Eliphaz — For the figure from the Book of Job, see Eliphaz (Job). For the kibbutz near Eilat, see Elifaz (kibbutz). Eliphaz ( he. אֱלִיפַז/אֱלִיפָז My God is strength , Standard Hebrew Elifaz, Tiberian Hebrew ʾĔlîp̄az / ʾĔlîp̄āz) was the first born son of… … Wikipedia
JOB, BOOK OF — (named for its hero (Heb. אִיּוֹב), ancient South Arabian and Thamudic yʾb; Old Babylonian Ayyābum, Tell el Amarna tablet, no. 256, line 6, A ia ab; either from yʾb, to bear ill will or compounded of ay where? and ʾab (divine) father ), one of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ELIPHAZ — (Heb. אֱלִיפַז ,אֱלִיפָז; perhaps: God is victorious ; Ar. fwz), the name of two biblical characters. The first is the oldest son of esau and his wife Adah, and the ancestor of several Edomite clans, the most important of which is Teman, since… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JOB, TESTAMENT OF — (Gr. Διαθήκη τοῦ Ιωβ), Greek pseudepigraphon purporting to reveal the secrets and last wishes of job . In its present form the Testament of Job is closely linked with the Greco Jewish historian aristeas , who flourished about 100 B.C.E., and with … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JOB (LIVRE DE) — JOB LIVRE DE Le Livre de Job est classé parmi les Écrits (Ketubim ) dans les différentes Bibles, mais à des endroits qui varient (dans le canon catholique, la version syriaque le met entre le Pentateuque et le Livre de Josué, tandis que la… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Job 42 — 1 Then Job answered the LORD, and said, 2 I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee. 3 Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too… … The King James version of the Bible
JOB — Bonjour, mon ami Job; tu es un des plus anciens originaux dont les livres fassent mention; tu n étais point Juif: on sait que le livre qui porte ton nom est plus ancien que le Pentateuque. Si les Hébreux, qui l ont traduit de l arabe, se sont … Dictionnaire philosophique de Voltaire
Eliphaz The Temanite — ▪ biblical figure in the Old Testament Book of Job (chapters 4, 5, 15, 22), one of three friends who sought to console Job, who is a biblical archetype of unmerited suffering. The word Temanite probably indicates that he was an Edomite, or… … Universalium
Job in rabbinic literature — This article treats Job in rabbinic literature.Job s lifeOwing to the importance of the Book of Job , the Talmudists occupied themselves frequently with its chief character. One of the amoraim expressed his opinion in the presence of Samuel ben… … Wikipedia
