The book of Job is named after its main character. The events reported in the book of Job seem to take place in the land of Edom during patriarchal times, perhaps while Israel was in Egypt between 18030 and 1500 BC. The Edomites were cousins of Israel through Jacob’s brother Esau. Factors that point to a setting for the events in patriarchal times are the use of divine names common in patriarchal times, Job’s great age, the presentation of sacrifices by a family head serving