Dict: smith - ELIPHAZ

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ELIPHAZ - E>@ - (God is his strength). The son of Esau and Adah, and the father of Teman. kjv@Genesis:36:4; kjv@1Chronicles:1:35-36) The chief of the "three friends" of Job. He is called "the Temanite;" hence it is naturally inferred that he was a descendant of Teman. On him falls the main burden of the argument, that God’s retribution in this world is perfect and certain, and that consequently suffering must be a proof of previous sin. Job:4-5,15,22. The great truth brought out by him is the unapproachable majesty and purity of God. kjv@Job:4:12-21 kjv@Job:15:12-16) JOB, JOB, BOOK OF