Biblical place
Where was Teman?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tawilan.
First appears in Jeremiah 49:7 · 5 books · 5 chapters
Overview
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. Modern identification: Tawilan.
Teman is represented in the local geography layer as Tawilan. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Jeremiah 49:7 and is mentioned across 5 books, with 6 verse references collected into the glossary index.
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Where it sits on the map
How to get to Teman today
Travel to Teman, the modern-day Tawilan.
Teman is commonly identified with Tawilan, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.
Teman is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.
This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.