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Mark Rutherford’s Deliverance · Character

Bildad the Shuhite

One of Job's friends in the biblical commentary.

minor

Also known as Bildad, himself

First appearance: Notes on the Book of Job

Bildad the Shuhite shows up with force in Notes on the Book of Job. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Bildad reiterates the old ground that the wicked will be destroyed and God will not cast away a perfect man, unaffected by Job's arguments.
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JOJobETEliphaz the Te…ZTZophar the Naa…TAThe AlmightyMLMiss LeroyBTBildad the Shuhite

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  • Minor characters and authorial persona
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