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Book of Job
The book of Job in the Hebrew Bible is found among the books designated Ketuvim ("writings"), along with Ecclesiastes and the Book of Proverbs. All three belong to a genre known as wisdom literature. The books share a common ancient cultural...

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King Stephen of England
King Stephen of England, often called Stephen of Blois, ruled from 1135 to 1154 CE. His predecessor Henry I of England (r. 1100-1135 CE) had left no male heir and his nominated successor, his daughter Empress Matilda, was not to the liking...

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Stephen Hopkins
Stephen Hopkins (l. 1581-1644 CE) was a passenger of the Mayflower on the voyage of 1620 CE which established the Plymouth Colony in present-day Massachusetts, USA. He was the only member of the party with prior experience in North America...

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Job and His Friends
Job and His Friends, oil on canvas painting by Ilya Repin, 1869.
Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg.

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Egyptian Book of the Dead
The Egyptian Book of the Dead is a collection of spells which enable the soul of the deceased to navigate the afterlife. The famous title was given the work by western scholars; the actual title would translate as The Book of Coming Forth...

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Job
Job, oil on canvas painting by Léon Bonnat, 1880.
Musée d'Orsay, Paris.

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Henry II of England
Henry II of England ruled from 1154 to 1189 CE. He gained the throne by negotiation with his predecessor King Stephen of England (r. 1135-1154 CE) following the civil war that had raged between that monarch and Henry's mother Empress Matilda...

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Job Restored to Prosperity
Job Restored to Prosperity, oil on canvas painting by Laurent de La Hyre, 1648.
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfork, Virginia.

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Book of Kells
The Book of Kells (c. 800) is an illuminated manuscript of the four gospels of the Christian New Testament, currently housed at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. The work is the most famous of the medieval illuminated manuscripts for the...

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Daniel Shays and Job Shattuck
Shays' Rebellion leaders Daniel Shays (left) and Job Shattuck, illustration by an unknown artist, 1787.
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.