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Teman

People's Dictionary of the Bible

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Teman (tç'man), south desert. A country named from the oldest son of Eliphaz, the son of Esau. Genesis 36:11. These people were called Temani, or Temanites, and seem to have been noted for wisdom. Jeremiah 49:7; Obadiah 1:9. They are especially mentioned in the prediction against Edom. Jeremiah 49:7; Ezekiel 25:13; Amos 1:12; Obadiah 1:9; Habakkuk 3:3. Their country seems to have been the southeastern part of Edom.

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Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Teman'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​rpd/​t/teman.html. 1893.
 
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