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 Philistines | The Chaldeans | The Amalekites | The Sabeans |
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 immediately questioned him | They prayed silently |
Who is the first of Job's friends to respond to his opening lament?
| Bildad the Shuhite | Zophar the Naamathite | Eliphaz the Temanite | Elihu the Buzite |
Which heavenly beings are mentioned in the first chapter of Job?
| The sons of God | The cherubim | The seraphim | The archangels |
Friends of Job - which is the odd one out?
| Ahaziah | Eliphaz | Bildad | Zophar |
Job compares his friends' failure to support him to the disappointment of which travellers?
| Those from Edom and Moab | Those from Cush and Egypt | Those from Haran and Nineveh | Those from Tema and Sheba |
When Job's friends arrived, for how long did they sit in silence?
| Six hours | One day | Seven days | One hour |
Why was Elihu angry with Job's three friends?
| They had blamed Job for everything | They had been rude to Job | They had found no answer for Job | They had not listened to Job |
What was the purpose of Job's friends visiting him?
| To offer sacrifices on his behalf | To sympathize with him and comfort him | To accuse him of wrongdoing | To bring him gifts |