Is Job a real name or short for something?

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Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 706 Send Message	♥♪ˇ Karen	Report	21 Sep 2004 12:02
Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 706 Send Message	My g grandfather's name was JOb, & his father was JOb. Was it a name you would be Christened with or a nickname or short for John etc? These Martin's are driving me crazy! thanks Karen
Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 4,785 Send Message	Val wish I'd never started	Report	21 Sep 2004 12:03
	hi I too have a Job in my family and a Wolf and a August Job is a real name
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 3,439 Send Message	Geoff	Report	21 Sep 2004 12:12
	It's a biblical name: Job "The Persecuted" Hebrew Perhaps if he was persecuted he would need "Job's comforter".
Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 706 Send Message	♥♪ˇ Karen	Report	21 Sep 2004 12:43
Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 706 Send Message	I think I just found the father JOb as James. I hopes it's him because I can find another generation after him as well. Thanks for the advice. I should read the Bible shouldn't I? Karen