Teman

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Teman was an important ancient city associated with the Edomites, often noted in biblical texts for its wise men and strategic location in the region south of Judah.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Teman canonical 6

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Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city
biblical location
appearsInGenre prophetic literature
associatedWith Edomites
linked to: Edom
associatedWithPerson Eliphaz the Temanite
linked to: Eliphaz
culturalAssociation Edomite wisdom tradition
describedAs center of wisdom in Edom
hasEthnonym Temanites
hasNameOrigin possibly derived from Hebrew word for “south”
knownFor strategic location
wise men
languageContext Biblical Hebrew
linked to: Hebrew
locatedIn Edom
locatedSouthOf Judah
mentionedIn Book of Amos
Book of Ezekiel
Book of Habakkuk
Book of Jeremiah
Book of Job
Book of Obadiah
Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament
linked to: Bible
partOf Edomite territory
linked to: Edom
region Transjordan area
linked to: Transjordan

southern Levant
linked to: Levant region
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
roleInTexts object of prophetic judgment
symbol of Edom’s power
status no longer an inhabited city in its ancient form
timePeriod Iron Age Levant

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Edom majorCity Teman
Eliphaz son Teman
Eliphaz child Teman
Korah hasSibling Teman
Genesis 36 mentions Teman