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 unsure of what to say | They were observing a religious tradition | 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 Sabeans | The Chaldeans | The Amalekites | The Philistines |
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 prayed silently | They immediately questioned him |
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 seraphim | The cherubim | The archangels | The sons of God |
Friends of Job - which is the odd one out?
| Bildad | Ahaziah | Eliphaz | Zophar |
Job compares his friends' failure to support him to the disappointment of which travellers?
| Those from Edom and Moab | Those from Tema and Sheba | Those from Haran and Nineveh | Those from Cush and Egypt |
When Job's friends arrived, for how long did they sit in silence?
| Six hours | One hour | Seven days | One day |
Why was Elihu angry with Job's three friends?
| They had not listened to Job | They had found no answer for Job | They had blamed Job for everything | They had been rude to Job |
What was the purpose of Job's friends visiting him?
| To sympathize with him and comfort him | To bring him gifts | To accuse him of wrongdoing | To offer sacrifices on his behalf |