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[Ham's first son] The sons of Cush were:
Sheba (Saba) [Upper Egypt (southern Egypt)] and
Havilah (Hebr. Chavila) [the Ishmaelites, see ; eastern Arabia and the Persian Gulf] and
Savetta [people of Arabia] and
Raama [people of Arabia] and
Savettecha.
[Kush's fourth son] The sons of Raama were:
Sheba [meaning "seven" or "oath"; probably Saba in present-day Yemen or Aksum in Ethiopia]
and Dedan [people of Arabia; present-day Saudi Arabia].
The sons of Cush were
Sheba and
Havilah (Hebr. Chavila) and
Sabta and
Raama and
Sabteka.
The sons of Raama were
Sheba and
Dedan.
Message about (prophecy, burden upon) Arabia.
In the thickets of Arabia you shall be lodged,
you caravans of the Dedanim.
Dedan and Tema and Boz and all who have the corners of their hair cut off,
Flee, turn back, take refuge [in caves or far out in the wilderness],
you inhabitants of Dedan,
for I am bringing disaster on Esau,
the time when I will punish him.
therefore, thus says the Lord God (Adonai Yahweh): I will stretch out my hand against Edom and cut off man and beast, and I will make it desolate. From Teman to Dedan they shall fall by the sword.
The men of Dedan [people of Arabia; present-day Saudi Arabia] were your merchants. Many islands were your trading places; they brought you ivory horns and ebony as tribute.
Then your merchants were in expensive clothing for the horsemen.
Then Sheba (Saba) and Dedan [present-day Saudi Arabia; Hebr. Sheba and Dedan, see ; ] and the merchants of Tarshish [in the west, near Gibraltar] and its young lions [young leaders – a young nation] will ask you, "Have you come to plunder? Have you gathered your hordes to loot, to take silver and gold, to take cattle and goods, to take great spoil?"
