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Bildad

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

The name Bildad means “old friendship”

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 Bildad (בִּלְדַּד).

Glossary entries

Bildad

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Mentions

Includes 3 verses that refer to Bildad 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 8:1
    Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
  3. Job 18:1
    Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
  4. Job 25:1
    Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
  5. Job 26:2Referred to, not named
    “How you have helped the powerless and saved the arm that is feeble!
  6. Job 26:3Referred to, not named
    How you have counseled the unwise and provided fully sound insight!
  7. Job 26:4Referred to, not named
    To whom have you uttered these words? And whose spirit spoke through you?
  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.