{
  "id": "dict_002905",
  "term": "Jemima",
  "slug": "jemima",
  "letter": "J",
  "entry_type": "biblical_person",
  "entry_family": "theological_term",
  "depth_profile": "standard",
  "short_definition": "Jemima is one of the three daughters born to Job after the Lord restored his fortunes; she is named in Job 42:14.",
  "simple_one_line": "Jemima was Job’s daughter, named at the close of the book of Job.",
  "tooltip_text": "A daughter of Job named in Job 42:14 after his restoration.",
  "aliases": [],
  "scripture_references": [],
  "original_language_terms": [],
  "related_entries": [
    "Job",
    "Keziah",
    "Keren-happuch",
    "Job’s daughters"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "Job 42",
    "Restoration",
    "Women in Scripture"
  ],
  "lede_intro": "Jemima is one of Job’s three daughters born after the Lord restored his fortunes at the end of the book of Job.",
  "at_a_glance_definition": "A biblical person named only in Job 42:14.",
  "at_a_glance_key_points": [
    "One of Job’s restored daughters",
    "Appears only at the end of Job",
    "Her naming contributes to the picture of God’s blessing after suffering"
  ],
  "description_academic_short": "Jemima is named in Job 42:14 as one of the three daughters born to Job after the Lord restored his fortunes. She appears in the closing narrative as part of the account of Job’s renewed blessing, but Scripture gives no further biographical detail.",
  "description_academic_full": "Jemima is the first of the three daughters born to Job after the Lord restored his fortunes in Job 42:14. She is mentioned together with her sisters Keziah and Keren-happuch in the epilogue to the book of Job, where her presence forms part of the narrative’s emphasis on God’s gracious restoration. The text does not develop Jemima as a separate theological figure; she is a named biblical person whose mention contributes to the book’s concluding picture of divine blessing after affliction.",
  "background_biblical_context": "Job 42 closes the book with Job’s restoration, renewed family life, and increased blessing from the Lord. Jemima appears in that restored household, marking the completeness of Job’s renewed fortunes.",
  "background_historical_context": "No independent historical information about Jemima is preserved outside the biblical text. Her significance is literary and biblical rather than biographical in a historical sense.",
  "background_jewish_ancient_context": "The book of Job presents Jemima within a wisdom setting that values naming and inheritance. Her inclusion, along with that of her sisters, underscores the honor given to Job’s daughters in the final scene.",
  "key_texts_primary": [
    "Job 42:13-15"
  ],
  "key_texts_secondary": [
    "No other direct biblical references."
  ],
  "original_language_note": "The name is a Hebrew proper name rendered in English as Jemima. The text itself does not explain its meaning.",
  "theological_significance": "Jemima’s mention contributes to the book of Job’s theology of restoration: after suffering, God is able to restore, bless, and renew. Her place in the closing verses also reflects the value Scripture places on named persons within God’s covenant dealings.",
  "philosophical_explanation": "As a named but otherwise unelaborated person, Jemima illustrates how biblical narrative can be theologically meaningful without assigning extended doctrinal teaching to every individual mentioned. Her role is contextual and literary, not conceptual.",
  "interpretive_cautions": "Do not read more into Jemima than the text provides. Scripture gives her name, family context, and placement in the restoration scene, but no independent narrative or doctrinal teaching about her person.",
  "major_views_note": "There is no major interpretive dispute about Jemima herself. Discussion usually concerns the broader meaning of Job’s daughters in the epilogue and the significance of their inheritance and honor.",
  "doctrinal_boundaries": "Jemima should be treated as a biblical person, not as a theological doctrine or symbol. Any spiritual application must remain grounded in Job 42 and avoid speculation.",
  "practical_significance": "Jemima’s presence in the final chapter of Job reminds readers that God’s restoration is concrete and personal. It also reinforces the dignity of named individuals, including daughters, within the biblical account.",
  "meta_description": "Jemima was one of Job’s three daughters named in Job 42:14 after the Lord restored Job’s fortunes.",
  "public_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/jemima/",
  "json_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/data/dictionary/jemima.json",
  "final_disposition": "PUBLISH_CANONICAL"
}