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SHEBA

(Heb. šĕḇāʾ, šĕḇāʿ)

(PERSON)

1. The son of Raamah and great-grandson of Noah’s son Ham (Gen. 10:7; 1 Chr. 1:9).

2. The son of Joktan and a descendant of Noah through the line of Shem (Gen. 10:28; 1 Chr. 1:22).

3. The son of Jokshan and grandson of Abraham and Keturah (Gen. 25:3; 1 Chr. 1:32).

4. The son of Bichri, a Benjaminite who led a rebellion against David which was potentially more dangerous than that of Absalom (2 Sam. 20:6), perhaps because of long-standing regional tensions between the northern and southern tribes. David’s appeal to Judah after the failure of Absalom’s rebellion — which had involved disaffected members of all the tribes, Judah’s support for David, and Judah’s leading role in bringing David back to Jerusalem (2 Sam. 19:8-15[MT 9-16]) — caused resentment among the northern tribes, who probably assumed that Judah would be especially favored by the king (vv. 41-43[42-44]). Sheba used the dispute between the tribes to initiate his own rebellion against David among the northern tribes (2 Sam. 20:1-2). David’s clemency to Shimei the Benjaminite (2 Sam. 19:16-23[17-24]) and his appointment of Amasa, who had been Absalom’s general, to replace Joab (v. 13[14]; 20:4-5) may have helped David regain the support of the northern tribes. When Amasa did not return at the appointed time with Judah’s troops, he was killed by Joab, who led the army in the pursuit of Sheba. Sheba took refuge in Abel of Beth-maacah, a fortified city on Israel’s northern border. When Joab and the army began to besiege the city, a wise woman negotiated with Joab (2 Sam. 20:16; cf. 14:2). Sheba was beheaded and his head thrown over the city wall, and Joab left the city in peace.

5. A descendant of Gad (1 Chr. 5:13).

Keith L. Eades

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SHEBA

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)