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Mark Rutherford’s Deliverance · Character

Eliphaz the Temanite

One of Job's friends, appearing in the biblical commentary.

minor

Also known as Eliphaz, your

First appearance: Notes on the Book of Job

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

Eliphaz leads the friends in condemning Job, arguing that Job's talk does no good and that his case has been anticipated by tradition; he represents unyielding orthodoxy.
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  • Biblical commentary figures
  • Protagonist
  • Religious and theological figures
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