- Job's afflictions
- troubles suffered by Job (Biblical character)
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Job's afflictions
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JOB, BOOK OF — (named for its hero (Heb. אִיּוֹב), ancient South Arabian and Thamudic yʾb; Old Babylonian Ayyābum, Tell el Amarna tablet, no. 256, line 6, A ia ab; either from yʾb, to bear ill will or compounded of ay where? and ʾab (divine) father ), one of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Job — • One of the books of the Old Testament, and the chief personage in it Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Job Job † … Catholic encyclopedia
Job (Bible) — Jobe (IPA|/ dʒoʊb/; Hebrew Name|אִיּוֹב|Iyyov|ʾIyyôḇ ; Arabic: أَيُّوبٌ, ArabDIN|ʾ Ayoub ), is a character in the Book of Job in the Hebrew Bible, as well as a prophet in Islam. In brief, the book begins with an introduction to Job s character… … Wikipedia
job — job1 /job/, n., v., jobbed, jobbing, adj. n. 1. a piece of work, esp. a specific task done as part of the routine of one s occupation or for an agreed price: She gave him the job of mowing the lawn. 2. a post of employment; full time or part time … Universalium
Job, Book of — A great diversity of opinion exists as to the authorship of this book. From internal evidence, such as the similarity of sentiment and language to those in the Psalms and Proverbs (see Ps. 88 and 89), the prevalence of the idea of wisdom, and… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Job's tears — n.pl. the seeds of a grass, Coix lacryma jobi, used as beads. Etymology: the patriarch Job in the Old Testament * * * noun hard pearly seeds of an Asiatic grass; often used as beads • Hypernyms: ↑seed * * * noun plural Usage: usually capitalized… … Useful english dictionary
Job — /johb/, n. 1. the central figure in an Old Testament parable of the righteous sufferer. 2. a book of the Bible bearing his name. 3. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning persecuted. * * * Central character of the Book of Job in the Old… … Universalium
Job — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Iōb, from Hebrew Iyyōbh Date: 14th century 1. the hero of the book of Job who endures afflictions with fortitude and faith 2. a narrative and poetic book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see bible… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Afflictions — Common to all (Job 5:7; 14:1; Ps. 34:19); are for the good of men (James 1:2, 3, 12; 2 Cor. 12:7) and the glory of God (2 Cor. 12:7 10; 1 Pet. 4:14), and are to be borne with patience by the Lord s people (Ps. 94:12; Prov. 3:12). They are all… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Livre De Job — Torah | Nevi im | Ketouvim Livres des Ketouvim Trois Livres Poétiques Psaumes Proverbes Job Les Cinq Ro … Wikipédia en Français
