[Avodah] iyov

[Eli Turkel]

In our recent discussion of how long Iyov lived in should be noted that
some opinions held that Iyov was nonJewish and others that he was Jewish
and so they cant all agree.

However, the discussion reminded me of a dvar torah I recently saw (Meorot
haDaf) about Og. It turns out that there are several versions of his history

1) Og held onto Noah's ark and was not burned by the waters because he was
a tzaddik. After the flood he became a slave to Noah and over the
generations eventually to Abraham and he is Eliezer the servant of Abraham
who informs Abraham that Lot is in danger. Later Eliezer/Og becomes king in
Bashan and eventually is killed by Moshe (Pirke de_rebbe Eliezer)

2)  Tosafot on the parsha says that if Og was a tzaddik how did he fight a
war against the Jews. Rather Tosafot argur that Og is a kingly name like
Paraoh and the Og killed by Moshe is a descendant of the Oq in the days of
Noah

3 )Derech Eretz Zuta lists 9 who entered Gad Eden in their lifetime
including Eliezer the servant of Abraham - so he couldn't be Og who was
killed by Moshe

-- 
Eli Turkel