Keren-Happuch

Job's youngest daughter

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Keren-Happuch was the youngest of Job's three daughters born after God restored his prosperity. Her name means 'horn of antimony' and suggests great beauty. Together with her sisters, she was counted among the most beautiful women in the land, and she received an inheritance from her father equal to that of her brothers.

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Job's restoration

After Job's great suffering and trials, God restored his prosperity and gave him twice as much as he had before. He also received new children, including Keren-Happuch.

10And when Job prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his fortunes; indeed, the LORD gave him twice as much as he had before.
וַֽיהוָ֗ה שָׁ֚ב אֶת־*שבית **שְׁב֣וּת אִיּ֔וֹב בְּהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֖וֹ בְּעַ֣ד רֵעֵ֑הוּ וַ֧יֹּסֶף יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר לְאִיּ֖וֹב לְמִשְׁנֶֽה׃ ‬
12The LORD blessed the latter part of Job's life more than the first. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand donkeys.
וַֽיהוָ֗ה בֵּרַ֛ךְ אֶת־אַחֲרִ֥ית אִיּ֖וֹב מֵרֵאשִׁת֑וֹ וַֽיְהִי־ל֡וֹ אַרְבָּעָה֩ עָשָׂ֨ר אֶ֜לֶף צֹ֗אן וְשֵׁ֤שֶׁת אֲלָפִים֙ גְּמַלִּ֔ים וְאֶֽלֶף־צֶ֥מֶד בָּקָ֖ר וְאֶ֥לֶף אֲתוֹנֽוֹת׃ ‬
13He also had seven sons and three daughters.
וַֽיְהִי־ל֛וֹ שִׁבְעָ֥נָה בָנִ֖ים וְשָׁל֥וֹשׁ בָּנֽוֹת׃ ‬

The naming of Job's daughters

Keren-Happuch was named the third and youngest of Job's new daughters, after Jemimah and Keziah. Her name, meaning 'horn of antimony,' suggests beauty and prosperity.

14He named the first Jemimah, the second Keziah, and the third Keren-happuch.
וַיִּקְרָ֤א שֵׁם־הָֽאַחַת֙ יְמִימָ֔ה וְשֵׁ֥ם הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית קְצִיעָ֑ה וְשֵׁ֥ם הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖ית קֶ֥רֶן הַפּֽוּךְ׃ ‬

The most beautiful women in the land

The Bible highlights that there were no more beautiful women than Job's three daughters anywhere in the land, underscoring God's rich blessing upon Job.

15Nowhere in all the land were there women as beautiful as Job's daughters, and their father granted them an inheritance among their brothers.
וְלֹ֨א נִמְצָ֜א נָשִׁ֥ים יָפ֛וֹת כִּבְנ֥וֹת אִיּ֖וֹב בְּכָל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיִּתֵּ֨ן לָהֶ֧ם אֲבִיהֶ֛ם נַחֲלָ֖ה בְּת֥וֹךְ אֲחֵיהֶֽם׃ ס ‬

Inheritance equal to their brothers

Job gave Keren-Happuch and her sisters an inheritance along with their brothers, which was very unusual in the ancient Near East and demonstrated Job's justice and generosity.

15Nowhere in all the land were there women as beautiful as Job's daughters, and their father granted them an inheritance among their brothers.
וְלֹ֨א נִמְצָ֜א נָשִׁ֥ים יָפ֛וֹת כִּבְנ֥וֹת אִיּ֖וֹב בְּכָל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיִּתֵּ֨ן לָהֶ֧ם אֲבִיהֶ֛ם נַחֲלָ֖ה בְּת֥וֹךְ אֲחֵיהֶֽם׃ ס ‬

Job's Blessed Old Age

After his restoration, Job lived another 140 years and saw his descendants through four generations, including the offspring of Keren-Happuch.

16After this Job lived a hundred and forty years, and he saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.
וַיְחִ֤י אִיּוֹב֙ אַֽחֲרֵי־זֹ֔את מֵאָ֥ה וְאַרְבָּעִ֖ים שָׁנָ֑ה *וירא **וַיִּרְאֶ֗ה אֶת־בָּנָיו֙ וְאֶת־בְּנֵ֣י בָנָ֔יו אַרְבָּעָ֖ה דֹּרֽוֹת׃ ‬
17And so Job died, old and full of days.
וַיָּ֣מָת אִיּ֔וֹב זָקֵ֖ן וּשְׂבַ֥ע יָמִֽים׃ ‬

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