Topic
Sheba
23 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Joshua 19:2Easton · Smith · Nave 6. A city of the tribe of Simeon
And they had in their inheritance Beer-sheba, or Sheba, and Moladah,
- Genesis 10:7Easton · Nave 1. Son of Raamah
And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
- Genesis 10:28Easton · Nave 2. Son of Joktan
And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
- Genesis 25:3Easton · Nave 3. Son of Jokshan
And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.
- Joshua 15:26Smith
Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,
- 2 Samuel 20:1–22Easton
And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel. So every man…
- 2 Samuel 20:1–26Nave 4. A Benjamite who led an insurrection against David
And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel. So every man…
- 1 Kings 10:1–13Easton
And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions. And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones:…
- 1 Kings 10:1Nave 7. Queen of, visits Solomon
And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.
- 1 Kings 13:1–34Nave 7. Queen of, visits Solomon
And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Beth-el: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child…
- 1 Chronicles 1:9Nave 1. Son of Raamah
And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
- 1 Chronicles 1:22Nave 2. Son of Joktan
And Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
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- 1 Chronicles 1:32 Nave 3. Son of Jokshan
- 1 Chronicles 5:13 Nave 5. A Gadite
- 2 Chronicles 9:1–12 Nave 7. Queen of, visits Solomon
- Psalms 72:10 Nave 7. Queen of, visits Solomon — Kings of, bring gifts to Solomon
- Psalms 72:15 Nave 7. Queen of, visits Solomon — Rich in gold
- Isaiah 60:6 Nave 7. Queen of, visits Solomon — Prophecies concerning the people of, coming into the kingdom of the Messiah
- Jeremiah 6:20 Nave 7. Queen of, visits Solomon — Rich in incense
- Ezekiel 27:22 Nave 7. Queen of, visits Solomon — Merchandise of
- Ezekiel 27:23 Nave 7. Queen of, visits Solomon — Merchandise of
- Ezekiel 38:13 Nave 7. Queen of, visits Solomon — Merchandise of
- Matthew 12:42 Easton
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 7 references
An oath, seven. (1.) Heb. shebha, the son of Raamah (Gen. 10:7), whose descendants settled with those of Dedan on the Persian Gulf.
(2.) Heb. id. A son of Joktan (Gen. 10:28), probably the founder of the Sabeans.
(3.) Heb. id. A son of Jokshan, who was a son of Abraham by Keturah (Gen. 25:3).
(4.) Heb. id. A kingdom in Arabia Felix. Sheba, in fact, was Saba in Southern Arabia, the Sabaeans of classical geography, who carried on the trade in spices with the other peoples of the ancient world. They were Semites, speaking one of the two main dialects of Himyaritic or South Arabic. Sheba had become a monarchy before the days of Solomon. Its queen brought him gold, spices, and precious stones (1 Kings 10:1-13). She is called by our Lord the “queen of the south” (Matt. 12:42).
(5.) Heb. shebha’, “seven” or “an oak.” A town of Simeon (Josh. 19:2).
(6.) Heb. id. A “son of Bichri,” of the family of Becher, the son of Benjamin, and thus of the stem from which Saul was descended (2 Sam. 20:1-22). When David was returning to Jerusalem after the defeat of Absalom, a strife arose between the ten tribes and the tribe of Judah, because the latter took the lead in bringing back the king. Sheba took advantage of this state of things, and raised the standard of revolt, proclaiming, “We have no part in David.” With his followers he proceeded northward. David seeing it necessary to check this revolt, ordered Abishai to take the gibborim, “mighty men,” and the body-guard and such troops as he could gather, and pursue Sheba. Joab joined the expedition, and having treacherously put Amasa to death, assumed the command of the army. Sheba took refuge in Abel-Bethmaachah, a fortified town some miles north of Lake Merom. While Joab was engaged in laying siege to this city, Sheba’s head was, at the instigation of a “wise woman” who had held a parley with him from the city walls, thrown over the wall to the besiegers, and thus the revolt came to an end.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 2 references
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 19 references, grouped by sub-topic
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.