Job’s Daughters

The concluding chapter of the book of Job notes that after his fortunes were restored, Job had another seven sons and three daughters, just as he had before his calamities. The text states that the daughters were very beautiful and that their father gave them estates along with their brothers (Job 42:13–15).

The Testament of Job, which was written in Greek around the turn of the first millennium, presents Job’s story in the form of a testament delivered by Job to his children before his death. In this version of the story, the names of the daughters and their inheritances have been changed. Instead of estates, Job gives his daughters gifts that originated in the heavens: sashes that will protect them and grant them special knowledge, including knowledge of how to speak angelic languages.