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Teman

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: T By: James P. Boyd

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(desert). Oldest son of Eliphaz, and grandson of Esau (Gen. 36:11¹¹And 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. 49:7⁷Concerning 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. 25:13¹³Therefore 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 1:12¹²But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah. (Amos 1:12); Obad. 9⁹And 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. 3:3³God 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)).

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• Tekoa, Tekoah

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• Tel-harsa, Tel-haresha

• Teman

• Temani, Temanite