Job 2:11
2:11 a It might have taken several months for Job’s friends (see study note on 6:14-27) to hear of his afflictions (see 7:3 b).• The text implies that Job’s friends were Edomites, a people who were famous for their wisdom (Jer 49:7 c; Obad 1:8 d).
• Eliphaz the Temanite was probably a descendant of Esau’s grandson Teman (Gen 36:10-11 e, 15 f); his land was located in Edom (Ezek 25:13 g; Amos 1:11-12 h).
• The Bil- element in Bildad would remind Hebrew readers of names like Bilhan, a descendant of Esau (Gen 36:27 i; 1 Chr 1:42 j). The -dad element would remind them of names like Bedad, father of the Edomite king Hadad (Gen 36:35 k; 1 Chr 1:46 l).
• Shuhite: No place named Shuah is known, but Abraham’s son Shuah was sent to “a land in the east” (Gen 25:1 m, 6 n; 1 Chr 1:32 o).
• The Greek Old Testament lists Zophar instead of Zepho as one of Esau’s grandsons (Gen 36:11 p, 15 q; 1 Chr 1:36 r). A Naamathite might reside in a town named Naamah, but no such location is known. Two Old Testament women are named Naamah, but neither is a likely ancestor of Zophar (Gen 4:22 s; 1 Kgs 14:21 t).
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