Sheba

Sheba is the name of several individuals and a region in Scripture. Among persons, the most prominent is Sheba the son of Bichri, a Benjamite who led a rebellion against David immediately after the suppression of Absalom's revolt (2 Samuel 20:1–22). Crying We have no part in David, he drew the northern tribes away from the king, but was pursued to Abel Beth-maacah, where he was beheaded by the city's inhabitants to prevent its siege.

Several other men named Sheba appear in the genealogies: a son of Raamah and grandson of Cush (Genesis 10:7), a son of Joktan descended from Shem (Genesis 10:28), and a son of Jokshan and grandson of Abraham by Keturah (Genesis 25:3). The kingdom and people of Sheba — a prosperous trading nation in southwestern Arabia (modern Yemen) — are most memorably represented by the Queen of Sheba, who came to Jerusalem to test Solomon's wisdom with hard questions (1 Kings 10:1–13; Matthew 12:42). This kingdom was famous for its gold, frankincense, myrrh, and spices.