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6 articles found for “Teman and Amalek”

• Eliphaz (Son of Esau)

  [People]

  Eliphaz was the firstborn son of Esau by his wife Adah. He appears in the Edomite genealogies of Genesis 36 and 1 Chronicles 1, which record him as the father of Amalek and the ancestor of several Edomite chiefs.

• Teman (son of Eliphaz)

  [People]

  Teman was a son of Eliphaz, the firstborn of Esau, and one of the chiefs of the Edomites. His name is also used for a region in the land of Edom and for its people.

• Teman

  [Bible]

  Teman is an Old Testament place name and clan name associated with the region of Edom. Tradition derives the name from Teman, the grandson of Esau. It was the home of Eliphaz, the friend of Job, and in the prophetic books it serves as a name representing Edom.

• Husham

  [People]

  Husham was one of the kings who reigned over Edom before any king ruled over Israel. He came from the land of the Temanites, succeeded Jobab, and was succeeded by Hadad the son of Bedad.

• Eliphaz (the Temanite)

  [People]

  Eliphaz the Temanite appears in the Book of Job as one of the three friends who came to comfort Job after disaster struck him, and he was always the first of them to speak. He interpreted Job's suffering as the result of sin and was rebuked by God.

• Jobab

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  Jobab is a figure in the list of Edomite kings in Genesis 36 and 1 Chronicles 1. The son of Zerah of Bozrah, he succeeded Bela as the second king of Edom.