Job 42:14-16
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
14 the first daughter he called Jemimah, the second Keziah, and the third Keren-happuch.[a] 15 In all the land no other women were as beautiful as the daughters of Job; and their father gave them an inheritance[b] among their brothers.
16 After this, Job lived a hundred and forty years; and he saw his children, his grandchildren, and even his great-grandchildren.(A)
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- 42:14 Job’s daughters had names symbolic of their charms: Jemimah, dove; Keziah, precious perfume (cf. Ps 45:9); Keren-happuch, cosmetic jar—more precisely, a container for a black powder used like modern mascara.
- 42:15 Ordinarily daughters did not inherit property unless there were no sons; cf. Nm 27:1–11.
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