Seba (Bible)

Seba ( Hebrew סְבָא, Ancient Greek σαβα Saba ) is in the Old Testament, a son of Cush and progenitor of Sebäer.

Seba as a person

According to Gen 10.7  EU, Seba is the firstborn son of Kush. His brothers are Hawila , Sabta , Ragma , Sabtecha and Nimrod . Kusch himself is a son of Ham and grandson of Noah .

Seba as a common name

The settlement area of ​​the Sebaeans cannot yet be localized. Since Seba is mentioned in Isa 43.3  EU and 45.14 EU together with Kush (Nubia, in the north of today's Sudan) and Egypt, a settlement in northeastern Africa would be conceivable. The fact that Seba and Saba can hardly be differentiated from one another (the Septuagint gives both names with σαβα Saba ) can also speak for a localization in southern Arabia.

Isaiah describes the Sebaeans as being tall in 45:14. From the perspective of the prophet they are considered to be a distant people who, according to his promise , will submit to YHWH .

literature

• Walter Hilbrands :  Seba. In: Michaela Bauks, Klaus Koenen, Stefan Alkier (Eds.): The Scientific Biblical Lexicon on the Internet (WiBiLex), Stuttgart 2006 ff.