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