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Sabeans
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
Descendants of Seba (Gen. 10:7); Africans (Isa. 43:3). They were “men of stature,” and engaged in merchandise (Isa. 45:14). Their conversion to the Lord was predicted (Ps. 72:10). This word, in Ezek. 23:42, should be read, as in the margin of the Authorized Version, and in the Revised Version, “drunkards.” Another tribe, apparently given to war, is mentioned in Job 1:15.
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Smith's Bible Dictionary · 1863
[Sheba]
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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
SABE'ANS. Two tribes of this name are mentioned in the A.V. Descendants of Seba, Isa 45:14; it should be simply "people of Seba," son of Cush. In Joel 3:8 the descendants of Sheba, son of Joktan, are meant. Possibly a third tribe is spoken of in Job 1:15. The translation "Sabeans" in Eze 23:42 is incorrect; read, as in the margin, "drunkards."
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · 1869
captivity; conversion; old age
Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
SABE'ANS. Two tribes of this name are mentioned in the A.V. Descendants of Seba, Isa 45:14; it should be simply "people of Seba," son of Cush. In Joel 3:8 the descendants of Sheba, son of Joktan, are meant. Possibly a third tribe is spoken of in Job 1:15. The translation "Sabeans" in Eze 23:42 is incorrect; read, as in the margin, "drunkards."