Person Old Testament
Teman
Also known as Temanite
Teman was a grandson of Esau and is associated with an important Edomite clan known for its wisdom. Mentioned in 13 verses across 3 books, first at Genesis 36:11.
Why it matters. Grandson of Esau, associated with an Edomite clan
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Teman
Teman is mentioned in Gen.36.11,15,42 and 1Ch.1.36,53 as a son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau. He was one of the chiefs of Edom. The name Teman is also associated with a prominent Edomite clan (Gen.36.34; 1Ch.1.45) and a region in Edom known for its wisdom (Jer.49.7; Oba.1.9). Several individuals from Teman are mentioned in the Book of Job, including Eliphaz the Temanite, one of Job's friends (Job.2.11; 4.1; 15.1; 22.1; 42.7,9). The Temanites were renowned for their wisdom, though Eliphaz's counsel to Job was ultimately misguided. Teman represents the wisdom and power of Edom, which was still inferior to the wisdom of God.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
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- Eliphaz
Appears in Scripture
Named in 13 verses across 3 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.