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