Bible Location
Meaning: captivity; old man; repose; oath · 17 cross references · Modern-day map available
Sheba was the wealthy kingdom of southern Arabia remembered for trade, spices, and the visit of its queen to Solomon. It is important because it represents distant prosperity and international recognition of Solomon's wisdom, while later texts continue to treat it as part of the wider world known to biblical writers. First appears in Josh 19:2.1
Place meaning
captivity; old man; repose; oath
Coordinates
9.02, 38.75
First appears
Josh 19:2
AI summary: Sheba appears in Scripture as a southern Arabian kingdom tied to commerce, luxury goods, and long-distance connection. Its most famous moment is the visit of the queen of Sheba to Solomon, which turns the region into a symbol of far-reaching recognition of wisdom and royal fame. Later biblical references continue to place Sheba among the nations and trading peoples of the wider world. The cross references present Sheba as a notable kingdom of wealth, distance, and international exchange.1
Place meaning
captivity; old man; repose; oath
Latitude
9.02
Longitude
38.75
Bible references
17
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). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
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Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.