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Tema
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
South; desert, one of the sons of Ishmael, and father of a tribe so called (Gen. 25:15; 1 Chr. 1:30; Job 6:19; Isa. 21:14; Jer. 25:23) which settled at a place to which he gave his name, some 250 miles south-east of Edom, on the route between Damascus and Mecca, in the northern part of the Arabian peninsula, toward the Syrian desert; the modern Teyma’.
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Smith's Bible Dictionary · 1863
(a desert), the ninth son of Ishmael, (Genesis 25:15; 1 Chronicles 1:30) whence the tribe called after him, mentioned in (Job 6:19; Jeremiah 25:23) and also the land occupied by this tribe. (Isaiah 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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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
TE'MA (south desert), an Ishmaelite tribe descended from Tema, Gen 25:15; 1 Chr 1:30, and settled in Arabia. Tema is mentioned with Sheba, Job 6:19, and with Dedan. Isa 21:14; Jer 25:23. On the great caravan-road from Damascus to Mecca and on the eastern border of Syria is a town called Teyma', near Dumah and Kedar, which is supposed to represent Tema.
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · 1869
admiration; perfection; consummation
Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
TE'MA (south desert), an Ishmaelite tribe descended from Tema, Gen 25:15; 1 Chr 1:30, and settled in Arabia. Tema is mentioned with Sheba, Job 6:19, and with Dedan. Isa 21:14; Jer 25:23. On the great caravan-road from Damascus to Mecca and on the eastern border of Syria is a town called Teyma', near Dumah and Kedar, which is supposed to represent Tema.