2. A place in Southern Idumea, the land of "the sons of the east,"
frequently mentioned in the Old Testament. It was noted for the
wisdom of its inhabitants
(Amos 1:12; Obadiah 1:8; Jeremiah 49:7; Ezekiel 25:13) It
was divided from the hills of Paran by the low plain of Arabah
(Habakkuk 3:3)
