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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(
desert
). Oldest
son
of
Eliphaz
, and grandson of
Esau
(
Gen. 36:11
11
And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz. (Genesis 36:11)
). Also the tribe and country of
Temani
or
Temanites
, in
Edom
(
Jer. 49:7
7
Concerning Edom, thus saith the Lord of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished? (Jeremiah 49:7)
;
Ezek. 25:13
13
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. (Ezekiel 25:13)
;
Amos 1:12
12
But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah. (Amos 1:12)
;
Obad. 9
9
And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter. (Obadiah 9)
;
Hab. 3:3
3
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. (Habakkuk 3:3)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
Son
of
Eliphaz
, a son of
Esau
, and a
duke
of
Edom
; also his descendants and the district inhabited by them. It is four
times
connected with Edom, and twice with
Dedan
: this associates it with the
south
. Its wisdom is spoken of, and
God
’s judgments are pronounced upon it. One of
Job
’s friends was Eliphaz the Temanite (
Gen. 36:11,15,34,42
11
And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz. (Genesis 36:11)
15
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 36:15)
34
And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead. (Genesis 36:34)
42
Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar, (Genesis 36:42)
;
1 Chron. 1:36,45,53
36
The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek. (1 Chronicles 1:36)
45
And when Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead. (1 Chronicles 1:45)
53
Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar, (1 Chronicles 1:53)
;
Job 2:11
11
Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him. (Job 2:11)
;
Jer. 49:7, 20
7
Concerning Edom, thus saith the Lord of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished? (Jeremiah 49:7)
20
Therefore hear the counsel of the Lord, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them. (Jeremiah 49:20)
;
Ezek. 25:13
13
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. (Ezekiel 25:13)
;
Amos 1:12
12
But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah. (Amos 1:12)
;
Obad. 9
9
And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter. (Obadiah 9)
; Hab. 3, in the margin “south”). Not identified.
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
southward
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