Teman
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| Type | region and settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Edom |
| Most likely | about 30 km around Bozrah (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 30.746° N, 35.604° E |
| Mentioned in | 6 verses |
| First mention | Jeremiah 49:7 |
Teman is a region and settlement named in 6 verses of the Bible. It is most likely about 30 km around Bozrah (low confidence; 8 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| about 30 km around Bozrah | low (23%) | 30.746° N, 35.604° E |
| Tawilan | low (22%) | 30.331° N, 35.485° E |
| another name for Edom | very low (2%) | 30.746° N, 35.604° E |
| another name for Bozrah | very low (2%) | 30.746° N, 35.604° E |
| Carcaria | very low (2%) | 30.531° N, 35.561° E |
| Gharandal | very low (0%) | 30.715° N, 35.655° E |
| Ma’an | very low (0%) | 30.193° N, 35.733° E |
| Tuwaneh | very low (0%) | 30.751° N, 35.726° E |
Verses
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 49:7Concerning Edom, thus saith the Lord of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed?
- Jeremiah 49:20Therefore hear the counsel of the Lord, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them.Therefore hear the plans that the LORD has drawn up against Edom and the strategies He has devised against the people of Teman: Surely the little ones of the flock will be dragged away; certainly their pasture will be made desolate because of them.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 25:13Therefore thus saith the Lord God; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword.therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast. I will make it a wasteland, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword.
Amos
- Amos 1:12But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.”
Obadiah
- Obadiah 1:9And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter.Then your mighty men, O Teman, will be terrified, so that everyone in the mountains of Esau will be cut down in the slaughter.
Habakkuk
- Habakkuk 3:3God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.