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 wanted to respect his mourning | They saw how great his suffering was |
Which group first attacked Job’s property before his trials escalated?
| The Philistines | The Chaldeans | The Sabeans | The Amalekites |
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 | Zophar the Naamathite | Bildad the Shuhite |
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?
| Bildad | Zophar | Eliphaz | Ahaziah |
Job compares his friends' failure to support him to the disappointment of which travellers?
| Those from Haran and Nineveh | Those from Edom and Moab | Those from Cush and Egypt | Those from Tema and Sheba |
When Job's friends arrived, for how long did they sit in silence?
| One hour | Six hours | Seven days | One day |
Why was Elihu angry with Job's three friends?
| They had blamed Job for everything | They had been rude to Job | They had found no answer for Job | They had not listened to Job |
What was the purpose of Job's friends visiting him?
| To offer sacrifices on his behalf | To sympathize with him and comfort him | To accuse him of wrongdoing | To bring him gifts |