Seba סְבָא
Son of Cush, brother of Raamah
Biography
Seba is mentioned in Gen.10.7 and 1Ch.1.9 as a son of Cush and a brother of Raamah. He is listed among the descendants of Ham, one of Noah's sons, in the Table of Nations. The Table of Nations in Genesis 10 provides a genealogical record of the repopulation of the earth after the Flood. Seba and his relatives are associated with the southern Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa region. Although little is known about Seba as an individual, his mention in the genealogy suggests that he was a significant ancestor of a people group or region.
Family
Siblings
- Havilah Early PatriarchSon of JoktanA son of Joktan, descendant of Shem.View full profile →
- Sabtah Early PatriarchSon of CushSon of Cush, grandson of HamView full profile →
- Raamah Early PatriarchSon of CushSon of Cush, grandson of Ham, great-grandson of NoahView full profile →
- Sabteca Early PatriarchSon of CushSon of Cush, grandson of HamView full profile →
- Nimrod Early PatriarchSon of CushMighty hunter, built citiesView full profile →
In Scripture
2 biblical books ; 1 with study contentGenesis 1 verse
- Genesis 10:7
"The sons of Cush were: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah were: Sheba and Dedan."
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1 Chronicles 1 verse
- 1 Chronicles 1:9
"The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan."
Names & Aliases
| Form | Language | Script | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Named | Hebrew | סְבָא | H5434G |
Encyclopedia Article
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain) Seba
t son of Cush, his brothers being Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabtecha. In Ps 72:10 and Isa 43:3 (where the Greek has Soene), Seba is mentioned with Egypt and Ethiopia, and must therefore have been a southern people. In Isa 45:14 we meet with the gentilic form, (csebha'im) (Sabaeim), rendered "Sabaeans," who are described as "men of stature" (i.e. tall), and were to come over to Cyrus in chains, and acknowledge that God was in him--their merchandise, and that of the Ethiopians, and the labor of Egypt, were to be his.
2Position of the Nation
Their country is regarded as being, most likely, the district of Saba, North of Adulis, on the west coast of the Red Sea. There is just a possibility that the Sabi River, stretching from the coast to the Zambesi and the Limpopo, which was utilized as a waterway by the states in that region, though, through silting, not suitable now, may contain a trace of the name, and perhaps testifies to still more southern extensions of the power and influence of the Sebaim. (See Th. Bent, The Ruined Cities of Mashonaland, 1892.) The ruins of this tract are regarded as being the work of others than the black natives of the country. Dillmann, however, suggests (on Ge 10:7) that the people of Seba were another branch of the Cushites East of Napatha by the Arabian Sea, of which Strabo (xvi. 4, 8, 10) and Ptolemy (iv.7, 7 f) give information.
See SHEBA and HDB, under the word
T. G. Pinches
W. Ewing
se-bat', se'-bat (Zec 1:7).
See SHEBAT.
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