Teman

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Teman was an important ancient city associated with the Edomites, often noted in biblical texts for its wise men and strategic location in the region south of Judah.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Teman canonical 6

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city ⓘ
biblical location ⓘ
appearsInGenre prophetic literature ⓘ
associatedWith Edomites ⓘ
linked to: Edom
associatedWithPerson Eliphaz the Temanite ⓘ
linked to: Eliphaz
culturalAssociation Edomite wisdom tradition ⓘ
describedAs center of wisdom in Edom ⓘ
hasEthnonym Temanites ⓘ
hasNameOrigin possibly derived from Hebrew word for “south” ⓘ
knownFor strategic location ⓘ
wise men ⓘ
languageContext Biblical Hebrew ⓘ
linked to: Hebrew
locatedIn Edom ⓘ
locatedSouthOf Judah ⓘ
mentionedIn Book of Amos ⓘ
Book of Ezekiel ⓘ
Book of Habakkuk ⓘ
Book of Jeremiah ⓘ
Book of Job ⓘ
Book of Obadiah ⓘ
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament ⓘ
linked to: Bible
partOf Edomite territory ⓘ
linked to: Edom
region Transjordan area ⓘ
linked to: Transjordan

southern Levant ⓘ
linked to: Levant region
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ
roleInTexts object of prophetic judgment ⓘ
symbol of Edom’s power ⓘ
status no longer an inhabited city in its ancient form ⓘ
timePeriod Iron Age Levant ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Edom → majorCity → Teman ⓘ
Eliphaz → son → Teman ⓘ
Eliphaz → child → Teman ⓘ
Korah → hasSibling → Teman ⓘ
Genesis 36 → mentions → Teman ⓘ