Teman
Teman ( Hebrew תימן, also Teiman ) is a figure in the Jewish Tanach or Christian Old Testament ( Gen 36.11 EU and others). He was one of the sons of Eliphaz , the son of Esau , and a prince of Edom .
His descendants are called Temanites . The area they inhabit is also called Teman. The exact location is unknown. According to Hab 3,3 EU , God comes from Teman to judge the world.
Web links
- Immanuel Benzinger : Teman. In: Isidore Singer (Ed.): Jewish Encyclopedia . Funk and Wagnalls, New York 1901-1906.
- Ernst A. Knauf : Teman. In: Michaela Bauks, Klaus Koenen, Stefan Alkier (eds.): The scientific biblical dictionary on the Internet (WiBiLex), Stuttgart 2006 ff., Accessed on May 12, 2011.
- Article Teman on www.bibelkommentare.de