Job

Summary

Job is a human biblical figure^[1]. He ranks in the top 10% of human_biblical_figure entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,697 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Job was married to Job's wife^[3].
• A child of Job was Keziah^[4].
• A child of Job was Jemima^[5].
• A child of Job was Keren-happuch^[6].
• Job is identified as part of the UZ ethnic group^[7].
• Job's religion is recorded as Nabataean religion^[8].
• Job's image is recorded as Georges de La Tour 044.jpg^[9].
• Job's image is recorded as Léon Bonnat - Job.jpg^[10].
• Job's image is recorded as Blake Book of Job Linell set 6.jpg^[11].
• Job is recorded as male^[12].
• Job's instance of is recorded as human biblical figure^[13].
• Job's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 46762859^[14].
• Job's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 129616210^[15].
• Job's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 57858007^[16].
• Job's GND ID is recorded as 118551353^[17].
• Job's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50040036^[18].
• Job's Commons category is recorded as Job^[19].
• Job's language of work or name is recorded as Canaanite^[20].
• Job's said to be the same as is recorded as Job in Islam^[21].
• Job's said to be the same as is recorded as Job in rabbinic literature^[22].
• Job's residence is recorded as Land of Uz^[23].
• Job's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03hc9y^[24].
• Job's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ola2002139571^[25].
• Job's feast day is recorded as May 10^[26].
• Job's SELIBR ID is recorded as 330523^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Job is identified as part of the UZ ethnic group^[7].

Personal Life

Job was married to his wife^[3]. Children include Keziah^[4], a human biblical figure^[28]; Jemima^[5], a human biblical figure^[29]; and Keren-happuch^[6], a human biblical figure^[30]. His religion is recorded as Nabataean religion^[8].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Job include Answer to him^[31], a literary work^[32], written by Carl Jung^[33]; he: A Comedy of Justice^[34], a literary work^[35], written by Robert A. Heinlein^[36]; and San Giobbe^[37], a church building^[38], in Italy^[39], founded in 1450^[40].

Why It Matters

Job ranks in the top 10% of human_biblical_figure entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,697 views/month).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] He is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for him include Answer to him^[31], a literary work^[32], written by Carl Jung^[33]; he: A Comedy of Justice^[34], a literary work^[35], written by Robert A. Heinlein^[36]; and San Giobbe^[37], a church building^[38], in Italy^[39], founded in 1450^[40].

FAQs

Who was Job married to?

Job's spouses include Job's wife^[3].