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Zophar

Zophar the Naamathite was one of Job's three friends who came to comfort him during his affliction.

The name Zophar means “rising early; crown”

MalePatriarchs eraOld Testament1 book8 verses

Summary

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Job 2:11; only referred to as Zophar (צוֹפַר).

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Zophar

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Mentions

Includes 4 verses that refer to Zophar without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

  1. 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.
  2. Job 11:1
    Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:
  3. Job 12:7Referred to, not named
    But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you.
  4. Job 12:8Referred to, not named
    Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you.
  5. Job 20:1
    Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:
  6. Job 20:2Referred to, not named
    “So my anxious thoughts compel me to answer, because of the turmoil within me.
  7. Job 20:3Referred to, not named
    I have heard a rebuke that insults me, and my understanding prompts a reply.
  8. 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.