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Tatnai in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

A Persian satrap "on this side," i.e. the Jewish side, of the Euphrates (Ezra 3:5-6; Ezra 6:6; Ezra 6:13). (See SHETHAR BOZNAI.)...

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Tema in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

te'-ma (tema', "south country"; Thaiman): The name of a son of Ishmael (Gen 25:15; 1 Ch 1:30), of the tribe descended from him (Jer 25:23), and of the place where they dwelt (Job 6:19; Isa 21:14). This last was a locality in Arabia which probably corresponds to the modern Teima' (or Tayma' (see Doughty, Arabia Deserta, I, 285)), an oasis which...

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Teman in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(the south). 1. A son of Eliphaz, son of Esau by Adah. Ge 36:11,15,41; 1Ch 1:36,53 (B.C. about 1792.) 2. A country, and probably a city, named after the Edomite phylarch, or from which the phylarch took his name. The Hebrew signifies "south," etc., see Job 9:9; Isa 43:6 and it is probable that the land of Teman was a southern portion of the ...

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Tatnai in Hitchcock's Bible Names

that gives; the overseer of the gifts and tributes...

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Tema in Naves Topical Bible

-1. Son of Ishmael Ge 25:15; 1Ch 1:30 -2. A people of Arabia, probably descendants from Tema, Ishmael's son Job 6:19; Isa 21:14; Jer 25:23...

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Teman in Easton's Bible Dictionary

id. (1.) A grandson of Esau, one of the "dukes of Edom" (Gen. 36:11, 15, 42). (2.) A place in Southern Idumea, the land of "the sons of the east," frequently mentioned in the Old Testament. It was noted for the wisdom of its inhabitants (Amos 1:12; Obad. 1:8; Jer. 49:7; Ezek. 25:13). It was divided from the hills of Paran by the low plain...

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Telem in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

te'-lem (Telem; Telem): A city in the Negeb "toward the border of Edom," belonging to Judah (Josh 15:24). In Septuagint of 2 Sam 3:12 Abner is said to send messengers to David at Thelam (Thailam); this would seem to be the same place and also to be identical with the Telaim and Telam of Saul (see TELAIM). It is probably the same as the Ta...

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Tema in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(a desert), the ninth son of Ishmael, Ge 25:15; 1Ch 1:30 whence the tribe called after him, mentioned in Job 6:19; Jer 25:23 and also the land occupied by this tribe. Isa 21:13,14 (B.C. after 1850.) The name is identified with Teyma, a small town on the confines of Syria....

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Telem in Naves Topical Bible

-1. A city of the tribe of Judah Jos 15:24 -2. A porter who put away (divorced) his Gentile wife Ezr 10:24...

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Teman in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

("on the right".) So south to one facing east. Son of Eliphaz, Esau's son (Genesis 36:11); a duke of Edom. The southern part of Idumea. Habakkuk (Habakkuk 3:3) confirms this southern position, from which as the starting point in the region of Mount Paran the Holy One's coming is northwards. Ezekiel 25:13 translated "I will make it desolate fro...

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