Bible Trivia Question

Which of Job’s friends is the first mentioned in Job 2?


Elihu the Buzite
Eliphaz the Temanite
Zophar the Naamathite
Bildad the Shuhite

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.

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| They saw how great his suffering was | They were observing a religious tradition | They wanted to respect his mourning | They were unsure of what to say |

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| The Sabeans | The Amalekites | The Chaldeans | The Philistines |

How did Job's friends react when they first saw him after his afflictions?
| They immediately questioned him | They prayed silently | They wept aloud and tore their robes | They offered him food and drink |

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| Zophar the Naamathite | Eliphaz the Temanite | Bildad the Shuhite | Elihu the Buzite |

Which heavenly beings are mentioned in the first chapter of Job?
| The sons of God | The cherubim | The archangels | The seraphim |

Friends of Job - which is the odd one out?
| Eliphaz | Zophar | Ahaziah | Bildad |

Job compares his friends' failure to support him to the disappointment of which travellers?
| Those from Edom and Moab | Those from Cush and Egypt | 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 | One hour | Seven days |

Why was Elihu angry with Job's three friends?
| They had blamed Job for everything | They had been rude to Job | They had not listened to Job | They had found no answer for Job |

What was the purpose of Job's friends visiting him?
| To offer sacrifices on his behalf | To accuse him of wrongdoing | To bring him gifts | To sympathize with him and comfort him |

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