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