Jobab ben Zerah

Jobab ben Zerah (Hebrew: יובב בן־זרח‎ Yōḇāḇ ben-Zerah) was a king of ancient Edom, according to Genesis 36. He succeeded Bela ben Beor in the apparently elective kingship^{[citation needed]} of the Edomites. He ruled from Bozrah. He was succeeded by Husham.

Although Adam Clarke maintains a different position, many notable Bible scholars such as Douglas Wilson, identify Jobab with the biblical figure Job. A book by David J. Gibson entitled Whence Came the Hyksos, Kings of Egypt offers a detailed defense of the theory based on numerous Scriptures from the Book of Job, personal names, geography, occupation, and contemporaries. The same identification is present in Russian Orthodox Church's tradition: Church Slavonic versions of Book of Job and Russian Synodal Bible include a postscript in which Jobab is identified with Job, the anonymous author of the postscript refers to a "Syriac book".^[1]

The date of his reign are unknown, and there is much dispute concerning whether the supposed connection with Job is even valid.

See also[]

• Hyksos

External links[]

• Kings of Egypt
• Land of Edom
• The Hyksos, Kings of Egypt and the land of Edom

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