Job
If you focus on the patience of the biblical Job, rather than his trials, the name becomes more usable. He was, after all, the Old Testament hero of the Book of Job, whose faith was severely tested by God but remained faithful. The name was was used by Puritans and Christian fundamentalists and can be found in the novels of Dickens, George Eliot and Robert Louis Stevenson..
If you are considering naming your baby Job, you may want to check out this blog by one parent who made that choice.
Gender
Boy
Meaning
persecuted
Origin
Hebrew
Numerology
J is for jolly, the fun side!
O is for outlook, pleasing to all.
B is for brilliance, your vivacity for life.
Lucky
Job lucky number is 9.
The mission for 9 is to reach its highest state of consciousness, and to help others also achieve this spiritual awareness. 9 is not afraid to transform, and its malleable spirit inspires others to explore their own ranges of motion. Since 9, in many ways, has transcended the physical plane, it must constantly remember to anchor itself.
Famous People Named Job
- Job Biblical figure tested by God
- Saint Job of Pochayiv Ukrainian Orthodox monk
- Job Adriaenszoon Berckheyde Dutch painter
- Jobe "Job" Charnock administrator of the English East India Company; founder of Calcutta, India
- (Marius) Job Cohen Dutch labor party leader and cabinet member
Job in Pop Culture
- Job Anderson character in R. L. Stevenson's "Treasure Island"
- Job little boy in movie "Children of the Corn" (not the creepy boy, the other one)
- George Oscar "GOB" Bluth II (pronounced "Job") character on TV's "Arrested Development"
