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 saw how great his suffering was | They were unsure of what to say | They were observing a religious tradition |
Which group first attacked Job’s property before his trials escalated?
| The Amalekites | The Sabeans | 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 offered him food and drink | They prayed silently | They immediately questioned him |
Who is the first of Job's friends to respond to his opening lament?
| Elihu the Buzite | Bildad the Shuhite | Zophar the Naamathite | Eliphaz the Temanite |
Which heavenly beings are mentioned in the first chapter of Job?
| The archangels | The sons of God | The seraphim | The cherubim |
Friends of Job - which is the odd one out?
| Ahaziah | Bildad | Eliphaz | Zophar |
Job compares his friends' failure to support him to the disappointment of which travellers?
| Those from Cush and Egypt | Those from Tema and Sheba | Those from Haran and Nineveh | Those from Edom and Moab |
When Job's friends arrived, for how long did they sit in silence?
| One hour | One day | Seven days | Six hours |
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 sympathize with him and comfort him | To offer sacrifices on his behalf | To accuse him of wrongdoing | To bring him gifts |