Commentaries:Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Amos 1:12
Teman—a city of Edom, called from a grandson of Esau (Genesis 36:11, Genesis 36:15; Obadiah 1:8-9); situated five miles from Petra; south of the present Wady Musa. Its people were famed for wisdom (Jeremiah 49:7).
Bozrah—a city of Edom (Isaiah 63:1). Selah or Petra is not mentioned, as it had been overthrown by Amaziah (II Kings 14:7).
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