Eliphaz
Americannoun
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(in the Bible) a son of Esau and Adah.
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(in the Bible) a friend of Job.
Example Sentences
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MacLeish makes Zophar a broken-down priest, Eliphaz a wreck of a doctor and Bildad a soapbox-orating Communist.
From Time Magazine Archive
"He ain't for sale," said the owner of Eliphaz.
From Old Man Curry Race Track Stories by Van Loan, Charles E. (Charles Emmett)
So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the Lord commanded them: and the Lord accepted Job.
From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall
When five minutes had passed, a legate from Eliphaz announced that his side had scraped together twenty pounds, and that this was their final bid.
From The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies by Zangwill, Israel
"Eliphaz," corrected the old man, "and it wa'n't no advantage because you was crazy to sell."
From Old Man Curry Race Track Stories by Van Loan, Charles E. (Charles Emmett)
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