Bible Figure
Jemima
eldest daughter of Job in the Bible (Book of Job)
Jemimah was the first of Job's three daughters born after his restoration.
Biography
Job 42 names Jemimah, Keziah, and Keren-happuch as Job's daughters after his period of suffering. The text says no women in the land were as beautiful as Job's daughters and that Job gave them an inheritance among their brothers.
Biblical Significance
Jemimah appears in the closing picture of Job's restoration. The daughters' explicit inheritance is a notable feature of the narrative's portrayal of renewed family blessing.