Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Sheba?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Sheba.

First appears in 1 Kings 10:1 · 8 books · 10 chapters

Overview

(1. ) One of the sons of Cush (Gen. 10:7). (2. ) The name of a country and nation (Isa. 43:3; 45:14) mentioned along with Egypt and Ethiopia, and therefore probably in north-eastern Africa. The ancient name of Meroe. Modern identification: Sheba.

Sheba is represented in the local geography layer as Sheba. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 1 Kings 10:1 and is mentioned across 8 books, with 18 verse references collected into the glossary index.

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How to get to Sheba today

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Sheba is approached here as a present-day map point rather than a speculative route guide. Use the coordinates and outbound map links to place the site inside its wider landscape.

Sheba is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Sheba

15.348°N · 44.206°E

Key passages

Appears in

1 Kings

1 chapter · 4 verse mentions

2 Chronicles

1 chapter · 4 verse mentions

Ezekiel

2 chapters · 3 verse mentions

Psalms

1 chapter · 2 verse mentions

Isaiah

2 chapters · 2 verse mentions

Job

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Jeremiah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Joel

1 chapter · 1 verse mention