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People of the Bible

Elihu

Family

Father: Barachel

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

“The son of Barachel, a Buzite” (Job 32:2), one of Job’s friends. When the debate between Job and his friends is brought to a close, Elihu for the first time makes his appearance, and delivers his opinion on the points at issue (Job 32-37).

From M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.

Named in 7 verses

Job: 32:2, 32:4, 32:5, 32:6, 34:1, 35:1, 36:1

The family, dates and events on this page come from Theographic, a knowledge graph of the Bible by Robert Rouse, used and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. It is a work in progress, and its dates follow one reconstruction of biblical chronology among several. The dictionary article above is separately in the public domain.