Bible Trivia Question

Which of Job’s friends is the first mentioned in Job 2?


Bildad the Shuhite
Eliphaz the Temanite
Elihu the Buzite
Zophar the Naamathite

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.

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