Keraia
People

Sheba

The Sabeans, descendants of Cush, were known for their wealth, trade in spices and precious stones, and were mentioned in various contexts throughout the Old Testament.

The name Sheba means “captivity; old man; repose; oath”

MaleEarly PatriarchPatriarchs eraOld Testament6 books6 verses

Summary

A man of the Cushites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Genesis 10:7; referred to as Sheba or Sabean (שְׁבָא) or Sabean (שְׁבָאִי, סְבָאִים); son of Raamah; a brother of Dedan.

Glossary entries

Sheba (Person)

Family members

Father

Raamah

Siblings

Dedan

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Genesis 10:7שְׁבָא · Sheba
    The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
  2. 1 Chronicles 1:9שְׁבָא · Sheba
    The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
  3. Job 1:15שְׁבָא · Sheba
    …the Sabeans swooped down and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
  4. Isaiah 45:14סְבָאִים · Sabean
    This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’”
  5. Ezekiel 23:42סְבָאִים · Sabean
    …accompanied by the sound of a carefree crowd. Drunkards were brought in from the desert along with men from the rabble, who put bracelets on your wrists and beautiful crowns on your head.
  6. Joel 3:8שְׁבָאִי · Sabean
    I will sell your sons and daughters into the hands of the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans—to a distant nation.” Indeed, the LORD has spoken.