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Job was the main person in the Book of Job. He lived in the Land of Uz, sometime after the Great Flood He had fourteen sons and six daughters and was the richest man east of the Euphrates River (subsequently throughout all of Mesopotamia). After having raised ten childredn to adulthood, he lost all of his wealth and family in a test of his faith, inflicted by Satan. After struggling with depression and arguing about God's reason for allowing his pain to happen with his friends, Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar, Job finally receives some sound counsel from a young man named Elihu.

In the end, after God reveals His power and might, Job's wealth is restored twofold. In addition, Job lived a healthy life, complete with a whole new family with three beautiful daughters among the ten children that replaced those who had died.

Inhabitant of Uz
Job was an inhabitant of the Land of Uz, living in a settlement. While his mother is referenced concerning his birth and childhood, there is no mention of his father.

As an adult, Job became very wealthy. Job's wealth was so immense that he was considered the richest man in all of Mesopotamia. At a certain age Job married and began his own family, having ten children in all.

By the time of his suffering, Job's sons had their own homes. Due to his wealth he had many friends, with some of his relatives living nearby.

A righteous man
Job was considered righteous by God and even Satan himself. Job closely followed God and used his vast wealth to bless others. Job was generous to the poor, blessed widows, gave to all who were needy and ensured all had justice.

He understood that wisdom was from God. He wisely abstained from sexual sin, having made a "covenant with his eyes" not to lust. The rich man of Uz even made sacrifices on behalf of his children, to cover any sins they may have committed against God.

The righteousness of Job, in particular his generosity to the poor caused him to be highly esteemed in his town.

Legacy
Job is mentioned directly twice outside the account covering his trials. In the Old Testament, Ezekiel recorded a prophecy from God concerning judgement for Jerusalem. God considered the city so wicked that He said that if Job, Noah and Daniel were in it, only they would be saved due to their righteousness. .

Job is also mentioned once in the New Testament, in the Epistle of James. Here James refers to the perseverance of Job as an example of patience in seeing God's mercy. The reader is reminded of the blessings that come to those who wait on God's timing. Insidently, James reminds the early church that the book of Job is part of the Bible.