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Job 1:3 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Job 1:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 1 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east. substance: or, cattle household: or, husbandry men: Heb. sons”
Job 1:3 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 1:3
The specific enumeration of Job's wealth (7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 donkeys) demonstrates that blessing in the patriarchal era was tangible and measurable. The phrase 'greatest of all the men of the east' establishes Job's international reputation, making his subsequent suffering a public spectacle that demands theological explanation.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 1:3
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“and sat as chief. I lived as a king in the army”
“six thousand camels”
“when Israel had sown”
“and he adds no trouble to it.”
“and said”
“and all the wisdom of Egypt.”
“oxen”
“Lot his brother's son”
“and laid their hand on their mouth.”
“and came to the land of the children of the east.”