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• Sheba (son of Bichri)People

  Sheba, a Benjaminite and the son of Bichri, lived in the time of King David. Shortly after Absalom's rebellion ended, he incited the tribes of Israel to revolt against David and was put to death in the city of Abel (2 Samuel 20).

• BichriPeople

  Bichri is an Old Testament figure named only as the father of Sheba, the Benjamite who rebelled against King David in 2 Samuel 20.

• Wise Woman of AbelPeople

  The wise woman of Abel is an unnamed woman who appears in 2 Samuel 20. When Joab besieged the city of Abel Beth Maachah in pursuit of Sheba, who had rebelled against David, she negotiated with him and kept the city from being destroyed.

• 2 Samuel 20Bible

  2 Samuel 20 recounts the revolt of Sheba, a Benjamite, and its suppression. Joab kills Amasa and takes command of the army, and a wise woman of Abel of Beth-maacah saves her city. The chapter closes with a list of David's officials.

• JokshanPeople

  Jokshan was the second of the six sons born to Abraham by Keturah and the father of Sheba and Dedan. His name appears only in the genealogies of Genesis and 1 Chronicles.

• RaamahPeople

  Raamah is a figure in the Table of Nations in Genesis 10: a son of Cush, a grandson of Noah's son Ham, and the father of Sheba and Dedan. In the Book of Ezekiel, the same name refers to an Arabian people who traded with Tyre.

• ShebaBible

  Sheba is the name of a land in Arabia and of its people in the Old Testament. It is portrayed as a wealthy, distant land to the south that traded in gold and frankincense. It is best known as the kingdom of the Queen of Sheba, who visited Solomon.

• EliamPeople

  Eliam is a name that appears twice in 2 Samuel: once for the father of Bathsheba, and once for the son of Ahithophel, one of David's mighty men. The text does not state directly whether the two are the same person.

• OphirBible

  Ophir is an Old Testament place name known as a source of fine gold. It appears as the destination of maritime trade in the time of Solomon, though its exact location is unknown.

• DedanBible

  Dedan is the name of a people and a place in northwestern Arabia mentioned in the Old Testament. It first appears as a personal name in the genealogies of Genesis, and in the prophetic books it appears as a place known for its caravan trade.

• EliakimPeople

  Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, was the official over the royal household under Hezekiah, king of Judah. He led the delegation that met the Assyrian Rabshakeh, and Isaiah 22 calls him God's "servant," who would replace Shebna.

• Joah (Recorder under Hezekiah)People

  Joah, the son of Asaph, was the recorder under King Hezekiah of Judah. When the Assyrian army threatened Jerusalem, he went out with Eliakim and Shebna to meet the Rabshakeh.

• Queen of ShebaPeople

  The Queen of Sheba was a foreign queen who, having heard reports of Solomon's wisdom, came to Jerusalem and tested him with hard questions. Jesus called her "the queen of the south" and spoke of her as a witness at the judgment.

• BathshebaPeople

  Bathsheba is a woman in the Old Testament books of 2 Samuel and 1 Kings. Originally the wife of Uriah the Hittite, she later became the wife of David and was the mother of Solomon.

• BeershebaBible

  Beersheba was a town at the southern edge of the land of Judah, in the northern Negev. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob dug wells and worshiped God there, and the expression "from Dan to Beersheba" marks the southern boundary of Israel.

• 1 Kings 10Bible

  1 Kings 10 records the visit of the Queen of Sheba, who came to Solomon, saw his wisdom and wealth, and praised the LORD. The chapter also describes the gold, trade, and military strength of Solomon's kingdom.

• 2 Chronicles 9Bible

  Second Chronicles 9 recounts the visit of the Queen of Sheba, who came to Solomon and marveled at his wisdom. It describes Solomon's wealth and glory and closes the account of Solomon with his forty-year reign and death.

• Abel Beth MaacahBible

  Abel Beth Maacah was a city near Dan at the far northern edge of Israel. It is known as the place where Sheba, who rebelled against David, took refuge and met his end through the intervention of a wise woman of the city.

• 2 Samuel 21Bible

  2 Samuel 21 records a three-year famine brought on by Saul's killing of the Gibeonites, the execution of seven of Saul's descendants, Rizpah's vigil over the bodies and the burial of Saul's family, and four battles against the Philistine giants.