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Zophar

Chirping, one of Job’s friends who came to condole with him in his distress (Job 2:11. The LXX. render here “king of the Mineans” = Ma’in, Maonites, Judg. 10:12, in Southern Arabia). He is called a Naamathite, or an inhabitant of some unknown place called Naamah.

Also from Smith's (1884) +

(sparrow), one of the three friends of Job. (Job 2:11; 11:1; 20:1; 42:9)

In the Bible

4

Verses where Zophar is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • Job 2:11

    Now when Job’s three friends—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite—heard about all this adversity that had come upon him, each of them came from his home, and they met together to go and sympathize with Job and comfort him.

  • Job 11:1

    Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:

  • Job 20:1

    Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:

  • Job 42:9

    So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the LORD had told them; and the LORD accepted Job’s prayer.

Scripture on Zophar

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Entries that reference Zophar

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Zophar references

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Voices on Zophar

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Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.

Job 17–20 – Job’s Despair and Zophar’s Harsh Reply (NIV Reading)7:44
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Job 17–20 – Job’s Despair and Zophar’s Harsh Reply (NIV Reading)

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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