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