Atomic Bible

A Temanite, one of Job's three friends.

Eliphaz

Named in 6 verses of Job, first in Job 2:11.

אֱלִיפַזEliphaz

The name means “the endeavor of God.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869

About Eliphaz Written by AI

Eliphaz the Temanite was one of the three friends who visited Job during his time of suffering (Job 2:11). He is described as coming from Teman, an area known for its wisdom (Jeremiah 49:7). Eliphaz, along with Bildad and Zophar, engaged in a series of dialogues with Job, attempting to explain the reasons behind Job's afflictions (Job.4-25). In his speeches, Eliphaz emphasizes the justice and sovereignty of God, suggesting that Job's suffering is a result of sin and urging him to repent (Job 4:1; 15.1; 22.1). However, at the end of the book, God rebukes Eliphaz and his two friends for not speaking what is right about Him, unlike Job (Job 42:7). God instructs them to offer sacrifices and have Job pray for them to be forgiven (Job 42:9). The Bible does not provide any further information about Eliphaz's life outside of his interactions with Job.

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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897

This entry is on the name Eliphaz, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.

God his strength. (1.) One of Job’s “three friends” who visited him in his affliction (4:1). He was a “Temanite”, i.e., a native of Teman, in Idumea. He first enters into debate with Job. His language is uniformly more delicate and gentle than that of the other two, although he imputes to Job special sins as the cause of his present sufferings. He states with remarkable force of language the infinite purity and majesty of God (4:12-21; 15:12-16).

(2.) The son of Esau by his wife Adah, and father of several Edomitish tribes (Gen. 36:4, 10, 11, 16).

M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.

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Where the Bible names him

  1. Job 2:11

    Now when Job’s three friends—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite—heard about all this adversity that had come upon him, each of them came from his home, and they met together to go and sympathize with Job and comfort him.

  2. Job 4:1

    Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:

  3. Job 15:1

    Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:

  4. Job 22:1

    Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:

  5. Job 42:7

    After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and your two friends. For you have not spoken about Me accurately, as My servant Job has.

  6. Job 42:9

    So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the LORD had told them; and the LORD accepted Job’s prayer.

From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.