Sheba (biblical region)

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Sheba (biblical region) is an ancient kingdom mentioned in the Bible, traditionally associated with a wealthy and distant land in the southern Arabian Peninsula or the Horn of Africa, famed for its riches and the visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient kingdom
biblical region
historical region
appearsIn Ethiopian tradition of Kebra Nagast
associatedWith Queen of Sheba NERFINISHED
incense route
culturalLegacyIn Ethiopia NERFINISHED
Yemen NERFINISHED
describedAs wealthy and distant land
diplomaticContactWith King Solomon NERFINISHED
economyBasedOn caravan trade
frankincense
myrrh
famedFor gold
incense trade
long-distance trade
precious stones
riches
spices
hasUncertainLocation true
knownFor wisdom-seeking mission of its queen
languageFamilyHypothesis South Arabian languages NERFINISHED
mentionedIn 1 Kings 10
2 Chronicles 9
Book of Ezekiel NERFINISHED
Book of Isaiah NERFINISHED
Book of Jeremiah NERFINISHED
Book of Job NERFINISHED
Book of Kings NERFINISHED
Book of Psalms NERFINISHED
Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Bible
surface form: Old Testament
notableEvent visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon
notedAs distant land from Israel
possiblyCorrespondsTo Dʿmt kingdom NERFINISHED
Sabaean kingdom NERFINISHED
ancient Ethiopia
ancient Yemen
religiousTradition Christianity
Islam
Judaism
roleInBiblicalNarrative exemplifies foreign recognition of Solomon's wisdom
statusInBiblicalText gentile kingdom
timePeriod 1st millennium BCE (approximate traditional dating)
traditionallyLocatedIn Horn of Africa NERFINISHED
southern Arabian Peninsula
visitedBy Queen of Sheba NERFINISHED

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Operation Sheba namedAfter Sheba (biblical region)