Both Testaments · Major figure
Job
A blameless man from Uz who maintained his integrity while enduring profound suffering and divine testing.
Job is a righteous man whose story explores the mystery of suffering and the sovereignty of God. Despite losing his wealth, family, and health, he refuses to curse God, ultimately receiving restoration after a divine encounter. His endurance is cited in the New Testament as a model of patience and faith in the Lord's purposes.
In the text
- Verses
- 53
- Books
- 3
- First appears
- Job 1:1
- Last appears
- James 5:11
Where Job appears
53 verses · 24 chapters- Job 1Verses 1, 5, 8–9, 14, 20, 22
- Job 2Verses 3, 7, 10–11
- Job 3Verses 1–2
- Job 6Verse 1
- Job 9Verse 1
- Job 12Verse 1
- Job 16Verse 1
- Job 19Verse 1
- Job 21Verse 1
- Job 23Verse 1
- Job 26Verse 1
- Job 27Verse 1
- Job 29Verse 1
- Job 31Verse 40
- Job 32Verses 1–4, 12
- Job 33Verses 1, 31
- Job 34Verses 5, 7, 35–36
- Job 35Verse 16
- Job 37Verse 14
- Job 38Verse 1
- Job 40Verses 1, 3, 6
- Job 42Verses 1, 7–10, 12, 15–17
- Ezekiel 14Verses 14, 20
- James 5Verse 11
In the same books
- Ezekiel2 versesA priest and prophet who received visions of God's glory and judgment while in Babylonian exile.
- Rahab11 versesA Canaanite woman of Jericho who hid Israelite spies and was saved by faith.
- Eliphaz14 versesThe eldest son of Esau and the primary friend who confronts Job regarding his suffering.
- Elihu10 versesA young man who rebuked Job and his friends for their flawed understanding of God's justice.
- Gog9 versesA mysterious leader or nation prophesied to lead a final rebellion against God's people.
- Shaphan24 versesA faithful scribe and royal official who served King Josiah during the discovery of the Book of the Law.
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