Bible Person

Teman

Meaning: Temani · Male · 2 cross references

Teman is an Edomite chief-name preserved in the lists descending from Esau. The page uses a person-style entry for an ancestral or ruling name later closely associated with Edom's wisdom traditions and territory. First appears in Gen 36:42.1

AI summary: Teman matters because his cross references place the name among Edom's chiefs, giving a genealogical foundation to a name that later carries strong regional significance. Even in this brief setting, it contributes to the structured political memory of Edom. Taken together, the material presents Teman as an Edomite chief-name within the wider map of neighboring peoples.1

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Teman

Meaning: Temani