[Avodah] iyov

[Eli Turkel]

< If you look at that gemara, Iyov is described
as living a very long time. In other words, there is no reason to assume
that when R' Yochanan and R' Elazar puts him in the era of the Shofetim,
or the same R' Elazar places him contempory to the return from Bavel,
it is not clear that they mean *instead* of living in Moshe's day. >>

If you go from the earliest time in the days of Yaakov to the return from
Bavel
it is much longer than 1000 years (I havent worked it out exactly). Hard to
believe that some Jew lived through all of that without any hint in Tanach.
This certainly is much more than Serach who was supposed to carry the
message.
Of course the opinion that Iyov didnt exist certainly conflicts with these
opinions.

BTW if he did live some 1200 years when did the story of iyov occur in his
lifetime?

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Eli Turkel
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