Bible Strands

Sheba

A man, in the time of the Patriarchs · Early Patriarch · named in 2 verses

Sheba was one of the sons of Jokshan, a descendant of Abraham through his wife Keturah, and is associated with the peoples of southern Arabia.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

An oath, seven. (1.) Heb. shebha, the son of Raamah (Gen. 10:7), whose descendants settled with those of Dedan on the Persian Gulf.

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

Family

Parents Jokshan
Siblings Dedan

From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.

First named at Genesis 25:3.

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Verses that name Sheba