Jobאיוב

1520 BCE – 1400 BCE · Uz (legendary)islamic

Description

Job is the central figure of the Book of Job in the Bible. In Islam, Job is also considered a prophet.

Venerated in	Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Druze, Baháʼí Faith, Rastafari
Major shrine	Tomb of Job
Feast	April 27 (Coptic Orthodox Church) May 6 (Eastern Orthodox Church & Armenian Apostolic Church) May 9 (Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod) May 10 (Catholic Church) August 29 (Coptic Orthodox Church) December 26 (Armenian Apostolic Church)
Attributes	Often depicted as a man tested by God
Patronage	Despairsufferers of depressionlepers
Major works	Book of Job

Summarised by section — one row per topic, for fast reading.

Topic	Summary
In the Hebrew Book of Job	The Hebrew Book of Job is part of Ketuvim ("Writings") of the Hebrew Bible.
In the Greek Old Testament Book of Job	The Septuagint, an ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Old Testament, has a revised and updated final verse that claims Job's genealogy, asserting him to be a grandson of Esau and a ruler of Edom.
In other religious texts	The Quran describes Job as a righteous servant of Allah, who was afflicted by suffering for a lengthy period of time.
Job in Judaism	A clear majority of rabbis saw Job as having in fact existed as a historically factual figure.
Christian views	Christianity accepts the Book of Job as canon in its Old Testament.
Islamic views and Quranic account	In the Qur'an, Job (Arabic: أيّوب, romanized: Ayyūb) is considered a prophet in Islam.
Local traditions regarding Job	There are at least two locations that claim to be the place of Job's ordeal, and at least three that claim to have his tomb.

Key prophetic utterances and visions attributed to Job, with sources.

Prophecy / vision	Source
The Lord gave, the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord	Job 1:21
Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him	Job 13:15
I know that my Redeemer lives, and at last he shall stand upon the earth	Job 19:25
Excellent in heart is the servant of God (Ayyub); most patient — Quran 38:44	Quran 38:41-44