Eliphaz the Temanite
Job 2:11 - Eliphaz the Temanite is the first of Job’s friends mentioned, coming with Bildad and Zophar to offer comfort after hearing of Job’s suffering.
Why did Job’s friends sit with him in silence for seven days?
| They were observing a religious tradition | They were unsure of what to say | They wanted to respect his mourning | They saw how great his suffering was |
Which group first attacked Job’s property before his trials escalated?
| The Chaldeans | The Amalekites | The Sabeans | The Philistines |
How did Job's friends react when they first saw him after his afflictions?
| They prayed silently | They wept aloud and tore their robes | They offered him food and drink | They immediately questioned him |
Who is the first of Job's friends to respond to his opening lament?
| Elihu the Buzite | Eliphaz the Temanite | Bildad the Shuhite | Zophar the Naamathite |
Which heavenly beings are mentioned in the first chapter of Job?
| The seraphim | The sons of God | The archangels | The cherubim |
Friends of Job - which is the odd one out?
| Eliphaz | Bildad | Zophar | Ahaziah |
Job compares his friends' failure to support him to the disappointment of which travellers?
| Those from Edom and Moab | Those from Tema and Sheba | Those from Cush and Egypt | Those from Haran and Nineveh |
When Job's friends arrived, for how long did they sit in silence?
| Seven days | One day | One hour | Six hours |
Why was Elihu angry with Job's three friends?
| They had been rude to Job | They had found no answer for Job | They had not listened to Job | They had blamed Job for everything |
What was the purpose of Job's friends visiting him?
| To accuse him of wrongdoing | To sympathize with him and comfort him | To bring him gifts | To offer sacrifices on his behalf |