Jobab ben Zerah

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Jobab ben Zerah (

Bozrah. He was succeeded by Husham
.

Jobab has traditionally often been identified with the biblical figure Job.[2] Job was said to live in the "land of Uz", which was where Edom was located. Job was one of the wealthiest people in the world, and this wealth could easily be explained with his status as royalty.

Identity as Job

The Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, the

Hebrew and Arabic and sometimes Syrian".[6]

Church Slavonic versions of Book of Job and Russian Synodal Bible include a postscript in which Jobab is identified with Job, the anonymous author of the postscript refers to a "Syriac book".[7] Many Bible scholars, such as Douglas Wilson,[8] agree with the identification, though Methodist theologian Adam Clarke maintained a different position.[9][10] David J. Gibson[11] in his book Whence Came the Hyksos, Kings of Egypt defends the identification based on numerous passages from the Book of Job
, personal names, geography, occupation, and contemporaries.

Preceded by King of Edom Succeeded by

External links

References

  1. ^ "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Idumea".
  2. JSTOR 3268592
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  3. ^ "The Septuagint Ending of the Book of Job. - Appendix to the Companion Bible".
  4. ^ "Job".
  5. ^ "Philologic Results".
  6. ^ "Jerome, Prologue to Job (2006)".
  7. ^ Ветхий Завет: Книга Иова. Глава 42. // Русская Православная Церковь. Официальный сайт Московского Патриархата
  8. ^ "Surveying the Text: Job". 18 January 2015.
  9. ^ "Commentary on the Bible by Adam Clarke: Job: Job Introduction".
  10. ^ "SermonIndex.net Audio Sermons - Sermon Index".
  11. ^ "Hyksos, Kings of Egypt and the land of Edom".
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