A Popular Dictionary of Judaism
A *biblical book in the *Ketuvim (‘Writings’) section. The Book of Job tells the story of how the upright Job was tested by *God by the destruction of his family and worldly goods.
Job refuses to accept that these disasters are the result of his *sin and ultimately God speaks to him and everything is restored. The date, authorship and precise meaning of the book are the subject of much scholarly discussion. In general, the *sages compared Job with *Abraham as being the subject of a divine trial. (See also *AKEDA),
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