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'''Job''' ({{IPAc-en|dʒ|oʊ|b}} {{Respell|JOHB}}; {{lang-he|אִיּוֹב}} – ''{{'}}Īyyōv''; {{lang-gr|Ἰώβ}} – ''Iṓb'') is the central figure of the [[Book of Job]] in the [[Bible]]. In [[rabbi]]nical literature, Job is called one of the prophets of the [[Gentile]]s.<ref name=JE-Job>{{cite encyclopedia|title=JOB – In Rabbinical Literature|url=http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/8692-job|encyclopedia=The unedited full-text of the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia|publisher=JewishEncyclopedia.com|access-date=16 September 2013}}</ref> In [[Islam]], Job ({{lang-ar|أيوب|translit=[[Job in Islam|''Ayyūb'']]}}) is also considered a [[prophet]].
Job is presented as a good and prosperous family man who is suddenly beset with horrendous disasters that take away all he holds dear—a scenario intended to test Job's faith in [[God in Judaism|God]]. Struggling mightily to understand this situation, Job reflects on his [[despair]] but consistently remains devout.
== In the Hebrew Book of Job ==
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