Who
Esau’s firstborn, son of Adah (Genesis 36:4). His sons became chiefs of Edom, among them Teman, after whom a district of Edom was named. “Timna was concubine to Eliphaz, Esau’s son; and she bore to Eliphaz Amalek” (Genesis 36:12), the father of the Amalekites, Israel’s enemy in the wilderness. Ancient tradition linked him with Eliphaz the Temanite, the first of Job’s friends, though Scripture does not say they are one.
Key verses
- Genesis 36:4
Adah bore to Esau Eliphaz. Basemath bore Reuel.
- Genesis 36:12
Timna was concubine to Eliphaz, Esau’s son; and she bore to Eliphaz Amalek. These are the descendants of Adah, Esau’s wife.