Biblical Nations - Sheba
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Sheba Key Scripture: 1 Kings 10:1 Figures: Queen of Sheba This week we're going to take a break away from the nations that conquered or oppressed the Hebrew people to spend some time looking at people groups who had to travel longer distances to be included in the Biblical narrative. This week we'll look at a location that was known to be exceptionally wealthy but has caused scholars a bit of difficulty, due in part to literature that has uncertain levels of credibility. Without making a definite conclusion one way or the other, let's take a look at the land of Sheba and try to understand its location, history, and importance. In the midst of the so-called Table of Nations found in Genesis 10, readers are introduced to a great-grandson of Ham named Sheba. He was the son of Raamah, who was in turn the son of Cush. As we've discovered previously, the majority of Ham's offspring settled to the south and west of the known world, including the Promised Land and porti