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Eliphaz

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(ehl' ih faz) Personal name meaning, “my god is gold.” 1. A son of Esau by his wife Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite (Genesis 36:4 ). Eliphaz became the ancestor of the chieftains of several Edomite clans (Genesis 36:15-16 ).

2. One of three men who visited Job and engaged the sufferer in dialogue (Job 2:11 ). He is identified as a Temanite, meaning he was from Teman in Edom. His recorded speeches to Job are marked by a simplistic theological traditionalism and a tone of moral superiority. He may have been a descendant of Eliphaz the son of Esau. See Job.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Eliphaz'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​e/eliphaz.html. 1991.
 
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