Job 1:3
His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.
Cross-references
Job 42:12 records God restoring Job's wealth with doubled numbers, directly contrasting and fulfilling the initial prosperity after trial.
Job 16:12 describes Job's later suffering—contrasts with his former ease and wealth in Job 1:3.
2 Chronicles 32:29 describes Hezekiah's abundant flocks as a gift from God, directly echoing Job's great wealth as divine blessing.
Genesis 13:2 describes Abram's wealth in livestock, silver, and gold — directly parallel to Job's great possessions.
Genesis 24:35 lists Abraham's blessings: flocks, herds, silver, gold, servants, camels, donkeys — mirroring Job's inventory.
Genesis 26:14 shows Isaac's flocks, herds, and servants causing envy — similar to Job's abundant household.
2 Samuel 12:2 uses 'many flocks and herds' in Nathan's parable—directly echoes Job's livestock description.
Proverbs 10:22 states the Lord's blessing brings wealth — a theological lens for Job's prosperity in Job 1:3.
Genesis 12:16 lists Abram's livestock and servants from Pharaoh, very similar to Job's list of possessions here.
Genesis 13:6 notes Abram and Lot's great possessions causing land strain, paralleling Job's immense wealth.
Deuteronomy 8:13 warns against pride when flocks increase—parallels Job's great wealth but in a warning context.
1 Samuel 25:2 describes Nabal's 3,000 sheep and 1,000 goats — a parallel to Job's extensive livestock wealth.