Topic
Teman
19 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 36:11Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. Son of Eliphaz
And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.
- Jeremiah 49:7Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. Also called TEMANI and TEMANITES — Prophecies concerning
¶ Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?
- Ezekiel 25:13Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. Also called TEMANI and TEMANITES — Prophecies concerning
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword.
- Amos 1:12Easton · ISBE · Nave 2. Also called TEMANI and TEMANITES — Prophecies concerning
But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
- Genesis 36:15Easton · Smith
¶ These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz,
- Genesis 36:34ISBE · Nave 2. Also called TEMANI and TEMANITES — A people supposed to be descended from Teman, son of Eliphaz
And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead.
- Genesis 36:42Easton · ISBE
Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,
- 1 Chronicles 1:36Smith · ISBE
The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.
- 1 Chronicles 1:53Smith · ISBE
Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,
- Obadiah 1:1Easton · Nave 2. Also called TEMANI and TEMANITES — Prophecies concerning
The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.
- Habakkuk 3:3Easton · Nave 2. Also called TEMANI and TEMANITES — Prophecies concerning
God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.
- Genesis 36:41Smith
Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,
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- 1 Chronicles 1:45 ISBE
- Job 2:11 Nave 2. Also called TEMANI and TEMANITES — A people supposed to be descended from Teman, son of Eliphaz
- Job 9:9 Smith
- Isaiah 43:6 Smith
- Jeremiah 49:8 Smith
- Obadiah 1:8 ISBE
- Obadiah 1:9 ISBE
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 8 references
Id. (1.) A grandson of Esau, one of the “dukes of Edom” (Gen. 36:11, 15, 42).
(2.) A place in Southern Idumea, the land of “the sons of the east,” frequently mentioned in the Old Testament. It was noted for the wisdom of its inhabitants (Amos 1:12; Obad. 1:8; Jer. 49:7; Ezek. 25:13). It was divided from the hills of Paran by the low plain of Arabah (Hab. 3:3).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 10 references
- A son of Eliphaz, son of Esau by Adah. (Genesis 36:11,15,41; 1 Chronicles 1:36,53) (B.C. about 1792.)
- A country, and probably a city, named after the Edomite phylarch, or from which the phylarch took his name. The Hebrew signifies "south," etc., see (Job 9:9; Isaiah 43:6) and it is probable that the land of Teman was a southern portion of the land of Edom, or, in a wider sense, that of the sons of the east. Teman is mentioned in five places by the prophets, in four of which it is connected with Edom and in two with Dedan. (Jeremiah 49:7,8; Ezekiel 25:13) Eusebius and Jerome mention Teman as a town in their day distant 15 miles from Petra, and a Roman post.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 11 references
te'-man (teman, "on the right," i.e. "south"; Thaiman): The name of a district and town in the land of Edom, named after Teman the grandson of Esau, the son of his firstborn, Eliphaz (Ge 36:11; 1Ch 1:36). A duke Teman is named among the chiefs or clans of Edom (Ge 36:42; 1Ch 1:53). He does not however appear first, in the place of the firstborn. Husham of the land of the Temanites was one of the ancient kings of Edom (Ge 36:34; 1Ch 1:45). From Obad 1:9 we gather that Teman was in the land of Esau (Edom). In Am 1:12 it is named along with Bozrah, the capital of Edom. In Eze 25:13 desolation is denounced upon Edom: "From Teman even unto Dedan shall they fall by the sword." Dedan being in the South, Teman must be sought in the North Eusebius, Onomasticon knows a district in the Gebalene region called Theman, and also a town with the same name, occupied by a Roman garrison, 15 miles from Petra. Unfortunately no indication of direction is given. No trace of the name has yet been found. It may have been on the road from Elath to Bozrah.
The inhabitants of Teman seem to have been famous for their wisdom (Jer 49:7; Obad 1:8 f). Eliphaz the Temanite was chief of the comforters of Job (2:11, etc.). The manner in which the city is mentioned by the prophets, now by itself, and again as standing for Edom, shows how important it must have been in their time.
W. Ewing
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Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.