Easton’s Bible Dictionary

Teman

Name meaningTemani, the south; Africa; perfect

1.

Id.

2.

A grandson of Esau, one of the “dukes of Edom” (Gen. 36:11, 15, 42).

3.

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).

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