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.
Statements (47)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.