Job's family

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Job's family is the household and close relatives of the biblical figure Job, whose collective suffering and steadfastness play a central role in the narrative of his trials.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical family
collective character
household
associatedWithFigure Job NERFINISHED
Job's wife
canonicalStatus part of Christian canon
part of Jewish canon
childrenKilledBy great wind collapsing the house
childrenKilledDuring feast in eldest brother's house
daughtersNamed Jemimah NERFINISHED
Keren-happuch NERFINISHED
Keziah NERFINISHED
describedIn Book of Job NERFINISHED
Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED
Old Testament NERFINISHED
hasMember Job NERFINISHED
Job's daughters
Job's sons
Job's wife NERFINISHED
hasNumberOfChildrenAfterRestoration 10
hasNumberOfChildrenBeforeCalamity 10
hasNumberOfDaughtersAfterRestoration 3
hasNumberOfDaughtersBeforeCalamity 3
hasNumberOfSonsAfterRestoration 7
hasNumberOfSonsBeforeCalamity 7
inheritancePractice daughters received inheritance with their brothers
languageOfPrimaryText Biblical Hebrew
literaryFunction to exemplify collateral suffering in divine testing
to frame the restoration motif at the book's conclusion
to highlight Job's steadfastness
locatedInNarrative land of Uz NERFINISHED
mentionedIn Job 1
Job 2
Job 42
partOf Book of Job narrative
religion Yahwism NERFINISHED
theme divine sovereignty
steadfastness in faith
suffering of the righteous
testing of faith
timePeriodInNarrative patriarchal era
undergoesEvent Satan's testing of Job
catastrophic loss of children
loss of property
subsequent restoration
wealthStatusAfterRestoration greater than at the beginning
wealthStatusBeforeCalamity very great

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