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Job (biblical figure)

Job (/dʒoʊb/ JOHB; Hebrew: אִיּוֹב – 'Īyyōv; Greek: Ἰώβ – Iṓb) is the central figure of the Book of Job in the Bible. In rabbinical literature, Job is called one of the prophets of the Gentiles.[2] In Islam, Job (Arabic: أيوب, romanized: Ayyūb) is also considered a prophet.

This article is about the biblical figure. For the other Job figures, see Job (disambiguation).

Job

Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Druze[1]

Tomb of Job

Often depicted as a man tested by God

Book of Job

Job is presented as a good and prosperous family man who is suddenly beset with horrendous disasters that take away all he holds dear—a scenario intended to test Job's faith in God. Struggling mightily to understand this situation, Job reflects on his despair but consistently remains devout.

He is mentioned in the .[5]

Book of Ezekiel

He is cited as someone "who held fast to all the ways of justice" in the Book of Sirach.[6]

deuterocanonical

Job's resignation to his fate.

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When Job was prosperous, anyone who associated with him even to buy from him or sell to him, was blessed.

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Job's reward for being generous.

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Job and Ezekiel described the Torah's length without putting a number to it.[15]

David

Job was in fact one of three advisors that consulted, prior to taking action against the increasingly multiplying Israelites in the Book of Exodus. As described in the Talmud:[16] Balaam urged Pharaoh to kill the Hebrew new-born boys; Jethro opposed this decree; and Job, though personally opposed to the decree, kept silent and did not protest it. It is for Job's silence that God subsequently punishes him with his bitter afflictions.[17] However, the Book of Job itself contains no indication of this, and to the prophet Ezekiel, Yahweh refers to Job as a righteous man of the same calibre as Noah and Daniel.[18]

Pharaoh

A clear majority of rabbis saw Job as having in fact existed as a historically factual figure.


According to a minority view, Job never existed.[10] In this view, Job was a literary creation by a prophet who used this form of writing to convey a divine message. On the other hand, the Talmud (in Tractate Baba Batra 15a–16b) goes to great lengths trying to ascertain when Job actually lived, citing many opinions and interpretations by the leading sages.


Job is further mentioned in the Talmud as follows:[11]

Behemoth

Biblical and Quranic narratives

Book of Job in Byzantine illuminated manuscripts

Jobab ben Zerah

Prophets of Islam

Stories of The Prophets

Testament of Job

Book of Job with Hebrew and English

Themes of Job

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Summary of Job's life

Aristeas identifies Job with the Jobab mentioned in Genesis 36:33, a great-grandson of Esau

An international fraternal organization for young women based on the teachings of the book of Job.

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The Story of Ayyub (Job)

"Job", Forest Park Monuments, NYC Dept of Parks & Recreation

360 Degree Tour of Prophet Job's Tomb in Urfa, Turkey

. Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 422–427.

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