1. A man named Job lived in Uz. He was a man of integrity: He was decent, he feared God, and he stayed away from evil.
2. He had seven sons and three daughters.
3. He owned 7,000 sheep and goats, 3,000 camels, 1,000 oxen, 500 donkeys, and a large number of servants. He was the most influential person in the Middle East.
4. His sons used to go to each other’s homes, where they would have parties. (Each brother took his turn having a party.) They would send someone to invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.