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Eliphaz (Hebrew: אֱלִיפָז ’Ělīp̄āz, "El is pure gold") is called a Temanite . He is one of the friends or comforters of Job in the Book of Job in the Hebrew Bible . The first of the three visitors to Job ( Job 2:11 ), he was said to have come from Teman, an important city of Edom ( Amos 1:12 ; Obadiah 9 .
Jacob gave everything he had with him to Eliphaz and said, ”Take what I have, for a poor man is counted as dead." Eliphaz was satisfied and left his uncle and rabbi poor, but still alive: (Rashi to the Book of Genesis Gen 29:11) According to Louis Ginzburg's Legends of the Jews, Eliphaz was a prophet. See also. Obadiah; References
Eliphaz The Temanite, in the Old Testament Book of Job (chapters 4, 5, 15, 22), one of three friends who sought to console Job, who is a biblical archetype of unmerited suffering. The word Temanite probably indicates that he was an Edomite, or member of a Palestinian people descended from Esau .
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
4 gen 2022 · Eliphaz is an example of someone responding with the world’s wisdom to suffering. It made sense to Eliphaz that suffering was the consequence of sin and that, if a person suffered, he was being punished by God. However, Eliphaz was wrong. Job’s life is a clear example of how sometimes the innocent suffer.
Eliphaz (14 Occurrences) Genesis 36:4 Adah bore to Esau Eliphaz.Basemath bore Reuel. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) Genesis 36:10 these are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz, the son of Adah, the wife of Esau; and Reuel, the son of Basemath, the wife of Esau.
Eliphaz claims to have had a terrifying dream of a spirit who reminded him of the righteousness of God (Job 4:12–21). Eliphaz says he has carefully studied the theology he presents (Job 5:27) and appeals to the ancient wisdom passed down through generations (Job 15:17–18).
eliphaz (2) The first and most prominent of the three friends of Job ( Job 2:11 ), who come from distant places to condole with and comfort him, when they hear of his affliction.
