Teman

2 definitions found

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Teman
     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).
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Teman, Temani, the south; Africa; perfect