Genesis 36:15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz,

Eliphaz

Job 21:8

Psalm 37:35

Duke teman

Bible References

Eliphaz

Their child is established with them in their sight, their offspring before their eyes.

I have seen the wicked in great power, spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.

Duke teman

Adah bore to Esau Eliphaz. Basemath bore Reuel.

The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.

Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that had come on him, they each came from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, and they made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and to comfort him.

Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered,

Of Edom. Thus says Yahweh of Armies: Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?

therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh, I will stretch out my hand on Edom, and will cut off man and animal from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; even to Dedan shall they fall by the sword.

but I will send a fire on Teman, and it will devour the palaces of Bozrah."

Your mighty men, Teman, will be dismayed, to the end that everyone may be cut off from the mountain of Esau by slaughter.

God came from Teman, the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and his praise filled the earth.