South, a city and region in Eastern Idumaea, settled by Teman the grandson of Esau, Ge 36:11,15,42Am 1:12Hab 3:3. The men of Teman, Ge 36:34, like others of the Edomites, had the reputation of great wisdom, Jer 49:7,20Ob 1:21. Compare the sayings of Eliphaz the Temanite in the book of Job.
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American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
A Dictionary of the Holy Bible, American Tract Society, c. 1859, edited by W. W. Rand.