A town in southern Arabia, referred to in Genesis 10:28; I Kings 10; II Chronicles 9. Symbolically it stands for a dwelling place, a home.

Sheba (from the English transcription of the Hebrew name sh'va: שבא, and Saba, Arabic: سبأ, also Saba, Amharic: ሳባ) is a southern kingdom mentioned in the Jewish scriptures (Old Testament) and the Qur'an. The actual location of the historical kingdom is disputed between Ethiopia and Yemen. However, it is possible that it could have been situated in Ethiopia as well as Yemen.

In the Old Testament Sheba lead a revolt against King David (not to be confused with another Biblical figure called the Queen of Sheba).

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