Elihu offered wise counsel to Job, if the book was written by one of his counselors, Elihu is the best choice. Moses has been suggested by many as a possible author of this book. This position is taken by Jewish tradition. The land of Uz (Job 1:1) is adjacent to Midian, where Moses lived for forty years. It is conceivable that Moses obtained a record of the dialogue left by Job or Elihu. There are many similarities between Job and Genesis, such as a familiarity with the desert in Job, something Moses