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Job serves God and cares for his household in Uz
Job lived in the land of Uz as a blameless and upright man who feared God and turned away from evil. He regularly offered burnt offerings for his seven sons and three daughters, seeking their purification after their household feasts (Job 1:1-5).
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📖 Job 1:1–3
1There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil. 2He had seven sons and three daughters, 3and he owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man of all the people of the East.
Sources: Scripture — Job 1:1-5
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