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{{Short description|Eldest daughter of Job in the Bible}}
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⚫ '''Jemima''' (also written '''Jemimah''', {{lang-he|ימימה}}, ''Ymiymah '') was the oldest of the three beautiful daughters of ] named as given to him in the later part of his life, after God made Job prosperous again. Jemima's younger sisters are named as ] and Keren-Happuch. Job's sons, in contrast, are not named. Her name in Hebrew means '']'', which symbolizes purity.
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⚫ '''Jemimah''' or '''Jemima''' ({{IPAc-en|dʒ|ə|ˈ|m|aɪ|m|ə}} {{respell|jə|MY|mə}}; {{langx|he|יְמִימָה|Yəmīmā}}) was the oldest of the three beautiful daughters of ], named in the Bible as given to him in the later part of his life, after God made Job prosperous again. Jemimah's sisters are named ] and ]. Job's sons, in contrast, are not named.

Jemimah, along with her sisters, was described as the most beautiful women in the land. Unusually, Jemimah and her sisters were granted inheritances by her father, along with their brothers ({{bibleverse||Job|42:15}}). Apart from these brief references at the end of the ], Jemimah is not mentioned elsewhere in the Bible.

The name Jemimah means "]".<ref name="BrandEngland2003">{{cite book|author1=Chad Brand|author2=Archie England|author3=Charles W. Draper|title=Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OxG5AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT1254|date=1 October 2003|publisher=B&H Publishing Group|isbn=978-1-4336-6978-1|page=1254}}</ref>


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⚫ :"And he called the name of the first daughter Jemimah, and the name of the second Keziah, and the name of the third Keren-happuch"


⚫ <blockquote>And he called the name of the first daughter Jemimah, and the name of the second Keziah, and the name of the third Keren-happuch</blockquote>
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Job with his three daughters by William Blake

Jemimah or Jemima (/dʒəˈmaɪmə/ jə-MY-mə; Hebrew: יְמִימָה, romanized: Yəmīmā) was the oldest of the three beautiful daughters of Job, named in the Bible as given to him in the later part of his life, after God made Job prosperous again. Jemimah's sisters are named Keziah and Keren-Happuch. Job's sons, in contrast, are not named.

Jemimah, along with her sisters, was described as the most beautiful women in the land. Unusually, Jemimah and her sisters were granted inheritances by her father, along with their brothers (Job 42:15). Apart from these brief references at the end of the Book of Job, Jemimah is not mentioned elsewhere in the Bible.

The name Jemimah means "dove".

In Job 42:14 (ESV):

And he called the name of the first daughter Jemimah, and the name of the second Keziah, and the name of the third Keren-happuch

References

  1. Chad Brand; Archie England; Charles W. Draper (1 October 2003). Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary. B&H Publishing Group. p. 1254. ISBN 978-1-4336-6978-1.
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