Sabtah

Son of Cush

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Sabtah was the third son of Cush, who was the son of Ham and grandson of Noah. He is mentioned in Genesis and 1 Chronicles in the genealogies after the flood. Sabtah is regarded as the ancestor of a people in southern Arabia.

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Mentioned in the post-flood genealogies

Sabtah is listed as the third son of Cush in the genealogy of Noah's descendants, known as the Table of Nations.

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 the genealogies of Chronicles

Sabta is mentioned again in First Chronicles' review of the genealogies from Adam onward, confirming his place in the line of Cush.

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 ‬

Part of Ham's lineage

As a descendant of Ham through Cush, Sabta belonged to that branch of Noah's family that settled in Africa and southern Arabia.

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׃ ‬

Ancestor of an Arabian people

Sabta is traditionally regarded as the ancestor of a people in southern Arabia, possibly linked to the ancient city of Shabwat in Hadramaut.

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׃ ‬

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