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.
Statements (47)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.