A descendant of Abraham by Keturah, Genesis 25:1,2 . Shuah and his brethren were located in Arabia Petraea; and thus Bildad the Shuhite was a neighbor and friend of Job, and came to condole with him in his affliction, Job 2:11; 8:1-22; 18:1-21; 25:1-6 . His chief topics are the suddenness, swiftness, and terribleness of God's wrath upon hypocrites and oppressors.