Bildad
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Bildad is a figure mentioned in the Hebrew Bible’s Book of Job, known as one of Job’s three friends who debate the reasons for his suffering.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
ⓘ
person in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| appearsInChapter |
Job 18
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Job 2 ⓘ Job 25 ⓘ Job 8 ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
God does not pervert justice
ⓘ
the wicked are punished and the righteous prosper ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Eliphaz the Temanite
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Job NERFINISHED ⓘ Zophar the Naamathite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
defender of divine justice
ⓘ
dogmatic ⓘ traditionalist ⓘ |
| ethnicOrTribalDesignation | Shuhite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstSpeechLocation | Job 8 GENERATED ⓘ |
| genreContext | wisdom literature ⓘ |
| hasRole |
comforter of Job
ⓘ
debater with Job ⓘ friend of Job ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Christian interpretations of the problem of evil
ⓘ
later Jewish exegesis of suffering ⓘ |
| knownAs | Bildad the Shuhite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | represents conventional wisdom about suffering ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Book of Job NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralEvaluationInText | rebuked implicitly by God’s final verdict on Job’s friends ⓘ |
| relationshipToJob | dialogue partner GENERATED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islamic tradition ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| scripturalCanonStatus |
canonical figure in the Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
canonical figure in the Old Testament ⓘ |
| secondSpeechLocation | Job 18 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceText |
Masoretic Text of the Hebrew Bible
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Septuagint version of Job ⓘ |
| speechCount | 3 main speeches ⓘ |
| textualLanguage | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| theologicalView |
belief that suffering is punishment for sin
ⓘ
retributive justice ⓘ |
| thirdSpeechLocation | Job 25 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.