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Job

Central figure of the Book of Job, introduced as upright and subjected to suffering after a heavenly discussion of his fidelity.

Job on the dunghill with his wife and a devil; woodcut from Albrecht Dürer’s school, Nuremberg, 1509, RP-P-OB-1550, Rijksmuseum. A later rendering, not a historical portrait
Job on the dunghill with his wife and a devil; woodcut from Albrecht Dürer’s school, Nuremberg, 1509, RP-P-OB-1550, Rijksmuseum. A later rendering, not a historical portraitRijksmuseum, Amsterdam; via Wikimedia Commons · CC0Image source

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Text

Job is the central figure of the book bearing his name in the HebrewHebrewA Northwest Semitic language in the Canaanite group, with ancient and modern forms.Glossary · Click to read the explanation Bible. Its opening calls him upright and connects his ordeal to a dialogue between YahwehYahwehThe divine proper name written YHWH in the Hebrew Bible.Glossary · Click to read the explanation and the adversary about his fidelity. [1]

In chapter 2 permission to harm extends to his body while preserving his life. The scene permits study of the adversary’s role and limits within the account, without treating its setting as a verified biography of Job. [2]

References and notes

  1. Book of Job 1:6–12 Return to the text ↑
  2. Book of Job 2:1–7 Return to the text ↑

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  1. Edition 3 · 15 October 2026 · aladmin

    Substantive record update

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  2. Edition 2 · 15 October 2026 · editor:aladmin

    Substantive record update

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