Some time would have passed before Job’s friends could have heard the news, deliberate with one another, and complete their journey to Job. At this stage there are three friends. Eliphaz comes from Teman, a region known for wisdom (Jeremiah 49:7, Jeremiah 49:20). Bildad is a Shuhite, which may tell us that he is a descendent of Abraham and Keturah (Genesis 25:1–2). We have no information about Naamath, where Zophar comes from.
11 Trois amis de Job, Eliphaz de Théman, Bildad de Schuach, et Tsophar de Naama, apprirent tous les malheurs qui lui étaient arrivés. Ils se concertèrent et partirent de chez eux pour aller le plaindre et le consoler.