Bible mein “Teman” ek jagah ka naam hai jo Old Testament mein kai baar mention kiya gaya hai. Yeh naam khas kar Edom ke ek important sheher ya ilaqe ke roop mein aata hai. Teman ka zikr prophetic books jaise ki Obadiah, Jeremiah aur Habakkuk mein milta hai.
Sabse pehle, Teman Edom ki ek jagah thi. Edom, Esaau ke vanshajon ka desh maana jata hai, jo Jacob ke bhai the. Bible ke anusar, Edom ki ek prominent jagah hone ke karan, Teman ka zikr Edomite civilization se juda hua hai. Genesis 36:11 mein mention hai ki Teman, Eliphaz (Esaau ka beta) ka beta tha, aur shaayad isi wajah se uske naam par yeh jagah basayi gayi ho.
Prophetic books mein, Teman ka zikr judgment aur destruction ke sandarbh mein aata hai. For example, Obadiah 1:9 mein likha hai: “Teman ke warriors dar jaayenge, taaki har koi Edom ke pahadon se nashth ho jaaye.” Yeh Edom ke upar aane wale divine judgment ka ek hissa tha, jo unke dusht aacharan aur Israel ke viruddh kiye gaye anyay ke karan hua.
Jeremiah 49:7 mein bhi Teman ka zikr aata hai, jisme likha hai: “Kya Teman mein ab koi gyaan nahi raha? Kya samajhvaan log ab shuny ho gaye hain?” Yeh verse Edom ke logo ki samajh aur samarthan par sawal uthata hai. Teman prachin samay mein ek gyaan aur samajhdari ka kendra maana jata tha, lekin unka gyaan unhe khud ko bacha nahi paya.
Habakkuk 3:3 bhi ek aur jagah hai jahan Teman ka mention hai: “Parmeshwar Teman se aaya, aur Pavitra One Paran ke pahadon se.” Yeh ek poetic aur prophetic reference hai jo batata hai ki bhagwaan ka mahima aur shakti Teman se pragat hui.
Aaj ke samay mein, scholars aur archaeologists Teman ki exact location ka pata lagane ki koshish karte rahe hain. Kai log ise aaj ke Jordan ya Saudi Arabia ke kisi hissa se jodte hain.
Bible ke sandarbh mein, Teman sirf ek bhaugolik jagah nahi, balki ek aisi jagah thi jisse gyaan, samajh, aur Edom ke fate ka bhi sambandh tha.