Jobab son of Zerah

Description

Second king of Edom; succeeded Bela. From Bozrah. Some Septuagint and rabbinic traditions identify him with Job, but the biblical text does not assert this and the chronologies do not align cleanly.

Relationships

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Jobab son of Zerah

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Patriarchal

Zerah (father of Jobab king of Edom)

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Patriarchal

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Notes

Identification with Job (book of Job) appears in the LXX appendix and in rabbinic tradition; not asserted by scripture itself.