THE DESCENDANTS OF ESAU

The worthiest among the sons of Esau was his first-born Eliphaz.
He had been raised under the eyes of his grandfather Isaac, from
whom he had learnt the pious way of life.[318] The Lord had even
found him worthy of being endowed with the spirit of prophecy,
for Eliphaz the son of Esau is none other than the prophet
Eliphaz, the friend of Job. It was from the life of the
Patriarchs that he drew the admonitions which he gave unto Job in
his disputes with him. Eliphaz spake: "Thou didst ween thyself
the equal of Abraham, and thou didst marvel, therefore, that God
should deal with thee as with the generation of the confusion of
tongues. But Abraham stood the test of ten temptations, and thou
faintest when but one toucheth thee. When any that was not whole
came to thee, thou wouldst console him. To the blind thou wouldst