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30 articles found for “Sheba and Dedan”

• Jokshan

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

• Raamah

  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.

• Dedan

  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.

• 2 Chronicles 9

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

• 1 Kings 11

  First Kings 11 recounts how Solomon, led astray by his foreign wives, served other gods and provoked the Lord's anger. Hadad, Rezon, and Jeroboam rise up as adversaries, the division of the kingdom is foretold, and Solomon dies.

• Ophir

  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.

• Sheba (son of Bichri)

  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).

• Sheba

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

• Queen of Sheba

  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.

• Bathsheba

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

• Beersheba

  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.

• Sheba (Son of Bichri)

  Sheba was a Benjamite who appears in 2 Samuel 20. Shortly after Absalom's rebellion, he rose up against David but was killed by the inhabitants of the city of Abel-beth-maachah.

• 2 Samuel 20

  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.

• 1 Kings 10

  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.

• Bichri

  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 Abel

  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.

• Abel Beth Maacah

  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.

• Eliam

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

• 2 Samuel 21

  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.

• Talent

  The talent was the largest biblical unit of weight, used for gold, silver, and other metals. Through the [[달란트 비유|Parable of the Talents]] in the New Testament, the word has also come to be widely used for the abilities or gifts that God entrusts to people.