Here are some helpful comments about where Job lived and perhaps when he lived.
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There are two dates commonly given for the book of Job.
- The earliest date for Job is pre-flood. We don’t have a lot of information about what the world was like before the flood.
- The second date is more widely accepted by scholars and that is the 4th century BC. (400 – 300 BC.) This date is not without its problems because it is after Ezekiel’s life and Job is mentioned in Ezekiel. However, the people and places mentioned in Job fit into the 4th century better than another period we know of. Though there is a mystery about the actual date the book was written the scripture attests to the truth of Job and its place in the canon scripture.