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 unsure of what to say | They were observing a religious tradition | They saw how great his suffering was |
Which group first attacked Job’s property before his trials escalated?
| The Sabeans | The Chaldeans | The Amalekites | The Philistines |
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 immediately questioned him | They prayed silently |
Who is the first of Job's friends to respond to his opening lament?
| Zophar the Naamathite | Bildad the Shuhite | Elihu the Buzite | Eliphaz the Temanite |
Which heavenly beings are mentioned in the first chapter of Job?
| The archangels | The seraphim | The cherubim | The sons of God |
Friends of Job - which is the odd one out?
| Eliphaz | Ahaziah | Bildad | 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?
| One day | Six hours | Seven days | One hour |
Why was Elihu angry with Job's three friends?
| They had been rude to Job | They had not listened to Job | They had found no answer for Job | They had blamed Job for everything |
What was the purpose of Job's friends visiting him?
| To accuse him of wrongdoing | To bring him gifts | To sympathize with him and comfort him | To offer sacrifices on his behalf |