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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.

Temani (Edomite living at the time of the Patriarchs)

Teman was Esau's grandson, and his Edomite clan had a name for wisdom. This is the word for that clan, and it is what Eliphaz is called all through Job.

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Teman was Esau's grandson, and his Edomite clan had a name for wisdom. This is the word for that clan, and it is what Eliphaz is called all through Job.

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Teman was a grandson of Esau and the ancestor of an Edomite clan renowned for wisdom, and Job's friend Eliphaz is identified as a Temanite.

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H8489

Where it appears
  • Genesis 36:34
  • 1 Chronicles 1:45
  • Job 2:11
  • Job 4:1
  • Job 15:1
  • Job 22:1
  • Job 42:7
  • Job 42:9

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