Bible Strands
Genesis 10:7
The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator continues the Table of Nations by listing the descendants of Ham’s son Cush, positioned between the introduction of Ham’s lineage and the account of Nimrod.
The words — בְּנֵי (benei) translates literally as "sons of," establishing a direct patrilineal descent that structures the verse’s genealogical data.
The thread — The named clans reappear in Ezekiel 27:22–25 as foreign merchants and clients of Tyre, while Havilah is previously identified in Genesis 2:11 as the land traversed by the Pishon river.
Why it lands — The text functions as a historical ledger mapping ancient tribal territories, requiring the reader to trace how biblical narrative anchors covenant history in specific earthly lineages.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 27:22 The merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; for your wares they exchanged gold, the finest of all spices, and precious stones.
- Ezekiel 27:15 The men of Dedan were your clients; many coastlands were your market; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.
- Genesis 2:11 The name of the first river is the Pishon; it winds through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.
- 1 Kings 10:1 Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.
- Psalms 72:10 May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
- Isaiah 21:13 This is the burden against Arabia: In the thickets of Arabia you must lodge, O caravans of Dedanites.