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Sheba was a son of Bichri, of the family of Becher, the son of Benjamin, and thus of the tribe of King Saul. When David returned to Jerusalem after the defeat of Absalom , strife arose between the ten tribes and the Tribe of Judah , because the latter took the lead in bringing back the king.
Aside from the two geographic lists quoted above in relation to the conquest of the town by the Arameans and the Assyrians, the site is mentioned one other time in the Bible: 2 Samuel 20:14–22, which relates a call for revolt against David by a Benjaminite named Sheba ben Bichri. Sheba fled to Abel Beth Maacah, pursued by Joab and his
This image is a derivative work of the following images: File:Genealogy_of_the_kings_of_Israel_and_Judah.png licensed with PD-self . 2011-11-01T21:13:22Z LisaLiel 920x800 (54510 Bytes) Modified colors for ease of reading and for the benefit of the color blind, but kept the removal of Sheba as a king of Israel.
Created Date: 8/30/2012 4:52:52 PM
Sheba (Hebrew: שְׁבָא) also known as Saba' is a biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Genesis. He is traditionally believed to be an ancient king of Yemen . He also plays a huge role in Arabian folklore as being the ancestor of the tribes of Sabaeans and later Himyarites who ruled Yemen until the middle of the 6th century CE.
A man named Sheba revolts against David. David orders Abishai to pursue Sheba. Joab joins the expedition, having treacherously put Amasa to death. Joab lays siege to Abel Beth-maachah and townspeople cut off Sheba's head and throw it over the wall to Joab.
According to Ecclesiastes Rabbah, [7] Serach was the "wise woman" who caused the death of Sheba son of Bichri. [ 8 ] Another story, from the midrashic Pesikta de-Rav Kahana , [ 9 ] relates that Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai was discussing the parting of the Red Sea and wondered what the walls of water looked like.
Donald N. Levine links Sheba with Shewa (the province where modern Addis Ababa is located) in Ethiopia. [ 64 ] Traditional Yemenite genealogies also mention Saba, son of Qahtan ; Early Islamic historians identified Qahtan with the Yoqtan ( Joktan ) son of Eber ( Hūd ) in the Hebrew Bible (Gen. 10:25-29).