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1 There was once a man in the land of Uz called Job: a sound and honest man who feared God and shunned evil. 2 Seven sons and three daughters were born to him. 3 And he owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen and five hundred she-donkeys, and many servants besides.
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Job is book number 44 in the Old Testament of the Catholic Bible. It contains 42 chapters. Bible Scriptures from Job is essentially an historical poem which was well known in the days of Ezekiel, B.C. 600 (Ezek 14:14). In the Hebrew it is written in verse, from the beginning of the third to the forty-second chapter. Who was Job?
The Book of Job, named after its protagonist (apparently not an Israelite; cf. Ez 14:14, 20), is an exquisite dramatic treatment of the problem of the suffering of the innocent. The contents of the book, together with its artistic structure and elegant style, place it among the literary masterpieces of all time.
Job, a foreigner, not descended from Abraham, is the central character of the book that bears his name. A wise and wealthy man, a native of the Idumean city of Uz, located between Edom and northern Arabia, a region famed for its wise men (cf. Jer 49:7), he believes in the true God, whom he adores and to whom he offers sacrifice, even in the ...
The Book of Job is further intended for edification, for Job is to us an example of patience. It is, finally, a book of consolation for all sufferers. They learn from it that misfortune is not a sign of hatred, but often a proof of special Divine love.
Job’s Piety. 1 In the land of Uz * there was a blameless and upright man named Job, a who feared God and avoided evil.
The Book of Job, named after its protagonist, is an exquisite dramatic poem which treats of the problem of the suffering of the innocent, and of retribution. The contents of the book, together with its artistic structure and elegant style, place it among the literary masterpieces of all time.
