Bildad

Gustave Doré, Job Speaks with His Friends.

Bildad the Shuhite was one of Job's three friends in the Book of Job. A descendant (or follower) of Shuah, son of Abraham and Keturah, whose family lived in the deserts of Arabia. His intent was consolation, but he became an accuser, asking Job what he has done to deserve God's wrath.

Bildad is also the name of one of the owners of the Pequod in Herman Melville's Moby-Dick.

See also

• Eliphaz
• Zophar
• Elihu