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Bildad
Bildad the Shuhite was one of Job's three friends who came to comfort him. He argued that God is just and that Job must have sinned to deserve his suffering. He appealed to tradition and the wisdom of the ancients but misapplied these truths to Job's situation.
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First SpeechPatriarchal Era
Land of UzBildad argues God is just - Job's children must have sinned.
JOB 8Second SpeechPatriarchal Era
Land of UzBildad describes the fate of the wicked, implying Job is among them.
JOB 18Third SpeechPatriarchal Era
Land of UzBildad briefly argues no one can be righteous before God.
JOB 25
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