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Son of Cush

También conocido como: Sabteca, Sabtecha

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Sabteca was one of the sons of Cush, a grandson of Ham and a great-grandson of Noah. He is mentioned in the genealogy in Genesis 10 and 1 Chronicles 1 as part of the origins of early nations after the flood. He is regarded as the ancestor of a people in the southern part of Arabia or along the East African coast.

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Mentioned in the genealogy

Sabteca is listed as one of the six sons of Cush in the genealogy that describes how the nations spread after the flood.

7The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
וּבְנֵ֣י כ֔וּשׁ סְבָא֙ וֽ͏ַחֲוִילָ֔ה וְסַבְתָּ֥ה וְרַעְמָ֖ה וְסַבְתְּכָ֑א וּבְנֵ֥י רַעְמָ֖ה שְׁבָ֥א וּדְדָֽן׃ ‬

Repeated in Chronicles

Sabteca is mentioned again in the genealogy of 1 Chronicles as part of Cush's descendants, confirming his place in people's history.

9The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteka. The sons of Raama: Sheba and Dedan.
וּבְנֵ֣י כ֔וּשׁ סְבָא֙ וַחֲוִילָ֔ה וְסַבְתָּ֥א וְרַעְמָ֖א וְסַבְתְּכָ֑א וּבְנֵ֥י רַעְמָ֖א שְׁבָ֥א וּדְדָֽן׃ ס ‬

Cush's Descendants and the Dispersion of Nations

As a son of Cush, Sabteca was part of the Hamitic line that spread to areas in Africa and Arabia after the Tower of Babel and the dispersion of nations.

6The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
וּבְנֵ֖י חָ֑ם כּ֥וּשׁ וּמִצְרַ֖יִם וּפ֥וּט וּכְנָֽעַן׃ ‬
7The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
וּבְנֵ֣י כ֔וּשׁ סְבָא֙ וֽ͏ַחֲוִילָ֔ה וְסַבְתָּ֥ה וְרַעְמָ֖ה וְסַבְתְּכָ֑א וּבְנֵ֥י רַעְמָ֖ה שְׁבָ֥א וּדְדָֽן׃ ‬
8Cush fathered Nimrod, who was the first to become a mighty man on the earth.
וְכ֖וּשׁ יָלַ֣ד אֶת־נִמְרֹ֑ד ה֣וּא הֵחֵ֔ל לֽ͏ִהְי֥וֹת גִּבֹּ֖ר בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ ‬
20These are the sons of Ham, by their clans and languages, in their lands and nations.
אֵ֣לֶּה בְנֵי־חָ֔ם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם לִלְשֹֽׁנֹתָ֑ם בְּאַרְצֹתָ֖ם בְּגוֹיֵהֶֽם׃ ס ‬

Ham's Lineage

Sabteca belonged to Ham's lineage through his father Cush. Ham was one of Noah's three sons who survived the flood.

1This is the family line of Noah's sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.
וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ תּוֹלְדֹ֣ת בְּנֵי־נֹ֔חַ שֵׁ֖ם חָ֣ם וָיָ֑פֶת וַיִּוָּלְד֥וּ לָהֶ֛ם בָּנִ֖ים אַחַ֥ר הַמַּבּֽוּל׃ ‬
6The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
וּבְנֵ֖י חָ֑ם כּ֥וּשׁ וּמִצְרַ֖יִם וּפ֥וּט וּכְנָֽעַן׃ ‬

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