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