a2:11
b7:3
cJer 49:7
dObad 1:8
eGen 36:10-11
gEzek 25:13
hAmos 1:11-12
iGen 36:27
j1 Chr 1:42
kGen 36:35
l1 Chr 1:46
mGen 25:1
o1 Chr 1:32
pGen 36:11
r1 Chr 1:36
sGen 4:22
t1 Kgs 14:21

‏ 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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