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Job

57 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.

These works date from 1884–1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.

The verses

The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.

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  • Job 2:11–13 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Visited by Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar as comforters
  • Job 3:1–26 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to
  • Job 4:1–21 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to
  • Job 5:1–27 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to
  • Job 6:1–30 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to
  • Job 7:1–21 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to
  • Job 8:1–22 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to
  • Job 9:1–35 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to
  • Job 10:1–22 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to
  • Job 11:1–20 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to
  • Job 12:1–25 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to
  • Job 13:1–28 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to
  • Job 14:1–22 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to
  • Job 15:1–35 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to
  • Job 16:1–22 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to
  • Job 17:1–16 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to
  • Job 18:1–21 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to
  • Job 19:1–29 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to
  • Job 20:1–29 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to
  • Job 21:1–34 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to
  • Job 22:1–30 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to
  • Job 23:1–17 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to
  • Job 24:1–25 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to
  • Job 25:1–6 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to
  • Job 26:1–14 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to
  • Job 27:1–23 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to
  • Job 28:1–28 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to
  • Job 29:1–25 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to
  • Job 30:1–31 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to
  • Job 31:1–40 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to
  • Job 32:1–22 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to
  • Job 33:1–33 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to
  • Job 34:1–37 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to
  • Job 35:1–16 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to
  • Job 36:1–33 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to
  • Job 37:1–24 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to
  • Job 38:1–41 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Replied to by God
  • Job 39:1–30 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Replied to by God
  • Job 40:1–24 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Replied to by God
  • Job 40:3–5 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Submission of, to God
  • Job 41:1–34 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Replied to by God
  • Job 42:1–6 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Submission of, to God
  • Job 42:10–16 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Later blessings and riches of
  • Job 42:16 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Death of
  • Job 42:17 Nave 1. A man who lived in Uz — Death of

In the reference works

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 3 references

Persecuted, an Arabian patriarch who resided in the land of Uz (q.v.). While living in the midst of great prosperity, he was suddenly overwhelmed by a series of sore trials that fell upon him. Amid all his sufferings he maintained his integrity. Once more God visited him with the rich tokens of his goodness and even greater prosperity than he had enjoyed before. He survived the period of trial for one hundred and forty years, and died in a good old age, an example to succeeding generations of integrity (Ezek. 14:14, 20) and of submissive patience under the sorest calamities (James 5:11). His history, so far as it is known, is recorded in his book.

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 0 references
the patriarch, from whom one of the books of the Old Testament is named. His residence in the land of Uz marks him as belonging to a branch of the Aramean race, which had settled in the lower part of Mesopatamia (Probably to the south or southeast of Palestine, in Idumean Arabia), adjacent to the Sabeans and Chaldeans. The opinions of Job and his friends are thus peculiarly interesting as exhibiting an aspect of the patriarchal religion outside of the family of Abraham, and as yet uninfluenced by the legislation of Moses. The form of worship belongs essentially to the early patriarchal type; with little of ceremonial ritual, without a separate priesthood, it is thoroughly domestic in form and spirit. Job is represented as a chieftain of immense wealth and high rank, blameless in all the relations of life. What we know of his history is given in the book that bears his name.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 3 references

job ('iyobh, meaning of name doubtful; some conjecturing "object of enmity," others "he who turns," etc., to God; both uncertain guesses; Iob): The titular hero of the Book of Job, represented as a wealthy and pious land-holder who lived in patriarchal times, or at least conditions, in the land of Uz, on the borders of Idumea. Outside of the Book of Job he is mentioned by Ezekiel (Eze 14:14,20) as one of 3 great personages whose representative righteousness would presumably avail, if that of any individuals could, to redeem the nation; the other two being Noah, an ancient patriarch, and Daniel, a contemporary of the prophet. It is difficult to determine whether Job was an actual personage or not. If known through legend, it must have been on account of some such experience as is narrated in the book, an experience unique enough to have become a potent household word; still, the power and influence of it is due to the masterly vigor and exposition of the story. It was the Job of literature, rather than the Job of legend, who lived in the hearts of men; a character so commanding that, albeit fictitious, it could be referred to as real, just as we refer to Hamlet or Othello. It is not the way of Hebrew writers, however, to evolve literary heroes from pure imagination; they crave an authentic basis of fact. It is probable that such a basis, in its essential outlines, existed under the story of Job. It is not necessary to suppose, however, that the legend or the name was known to Israel from ancient times. Job is introduced (Job 1:1) as if he had not been known before. The writer, who throughout the book shows a wide acquaintance with the world, doubtless found the legend somewhere, and drew its meanings together for an undying message to his and all times.

John Franklin Genung

In the topical indexes

Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 58 references, grouped by sub-topic

Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.

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