“ ‘ “The traders of Sheba and Raamah were your traders. They traded for your wares with the chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.
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“ ‘ “The traders of Sheba and Raamah were your traders. They traded for your wares with the chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.
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The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.
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The traffickers of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy traffickers; they traded for thy wares with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.
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- Genesis 10:7 The sons of Cush were: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah were: Sheba and Dedan.
- Isaiah 60:6 A multitude of camels will cover you, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah. All from Sheba will come. They will bring gold and frankincense, and will proclaim the praises of Yahweh.
- Genesis 43:11 Their father, Israel, said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Take from the choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry down a present for the man, a little balm, a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts, and almonds;
- 1 Kings 10:1-13 When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning Yahweh’s name, she came to test him with hard questions. She came to Jerusalem with a very great caravan, with camels that bore spices, very much gold, and precious stones; and when she had come to Solomon, she talked with him about all that was in her heart. Solomon answered all her questions. There wasn’t anything hidden from the king which he didn’t tell her. When the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built, the food of his table, the sitting of his servants, the attendance of his officials, their clothing, his cup bearers, and his ascent by which he went up to Yahweh’s house; there was no more spirit in her. She said to the king, “It was a true report that I heard in my own land of your acts, and of your wisdom. However I didn’t believe the words until I came and my eyes had seen it. Behold, not even half was told me! Your wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame which I heard. Happy are your men, happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you, who hear your wisdom. Blessed is Yahweh your God, who delighted in you, to set you on the throne of Israel. Because Yahweh loved Israel forever, therefore he made you king, to do justice and righteousness.” She gave the king one hundred twenty talents of gold, and a very great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again was there such an abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon. The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir, also brought in from Ophir great quantities of almug trees and precious stones. The king made of the almug trees pillars for Yahweh’s house, and for the king’s house, harps also and stringed instruments for the singers; no such almug trees came or were seen, to this day. King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she asked, in addition to that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own land, she and her servants.
- 1 Chronicles 1:9 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
- 2 Chronicles 9:1-12 When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to test Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great caravan, including camels that bore spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones. When she had come to Solomon, she talked with him about all that was in her heart. Solomon answered all her questions. There wasn’t anything hidden from Solomon which he didn’t tell her. When the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built, the food of his table, the seating of his servants, the attendance of his ministers, their clothing, his cup bearers also, their clothing, and his ascent by which he went up to Yahweh’s house; there was no more spirit in her. She said to the king, “It was a true report that I heard in my own land of your acts and of your wisdom. However I didn’t believe their words until I came, and my eyes had seen it; and behold half of the greatness of your wisdom wasn’t told me. You exceed the fame that I heard! Happy are your men, and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you, and hear your wisdom. Blessed be Yahweh your God, who delighted in you, to set you on his throne, to be king for Yahweh your God; because your God loved Israel, to establish them forever. Therefore he made you king over them, to do justice and righteousness.” She gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, spices in great abundance, and precious stones. There was never before such spice as the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon. The servants of Huram and the servants of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, also brought algum trees and precious stones. The king used algum tree wood to make terraces for Yahweh’s house and for the king’s house, and harps and stringed instruments for the singers. There were none like these seen before in the land of Judah. King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she asked, in addition to that which she had brought to the king. So she turned, and went to her own land, she and her servants.
- Psalms 72:10 The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
- Psalms 72:15 They shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba. Men shall pray for him continually. They shall bless him all day long.
- Ezekiel 38:13 Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions of it, will ask you, ‘Have you come to take the plunder? Have you assembled your company to take the prey, to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to take great plunder?’ ” ’
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Eze 27:22 The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they…
Eze 27:22 The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they [were] thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.
Ver. 22. The merchants of Sheba and Raamah,] i.e., Ethiopians and Indians. Erat enim Tyrus emporium propemodum totius mundi. {a}
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With chief of all spices.] All aromatic wares. Pliny reports of cinnamon that in his time a pound of it was worth a thousand denarii, that is, 150 crowns of our money. Galen writeth that it was hard to be found, except in the storehouses of great princes.
{a} Oecolamp.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Sheba; a country in Arabia Felix, whence the queen…
Sheba; a country in Arabia Felix, whence the queen came that visited Solomon.
Raamah; it is read Rhegma by change of v into G, as in Gomorrah, another people of the same Arabia. This Rhegma, brother to Sheba, settled near him in that fruitful land, and built towns there, and grew to fame.
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Chief of all spices: this country affords all sorts of the best aromatics, or spices, which were carried to Tyre.
All precious stones, rich jewels of all sorts,
and gold too.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Haran, and Canneh, and Eden,.... Haran was a city…
Haran, and Canneh, and Eden,.... Haran was a city of Mesopotamia, the same with Haran, where Abraham dwelt awhile, Act 7:2, the Charrae of the Parthians, famous for the defeat of Crassus. Canneh is thought to be the same with Calneh, Gen 10:10, afterwards called Ctesiphon; and here, by the Targum, Netzibin, a place not far from Tigris; and Eden also was between Tigris and Euphrates. All three places seem to be in Mesopotamia, and not far from each other; the latter is thought by some to be the place where the garden of Eden was.
The merchants of Sheba; this was another Sheba, distinct from that in Eze 27:22, this Sheba was the son of Jokshan, a son of Abraham by Keturah, Gen 25:3, these were the Sabaeans, who were not far from the former, and dwelt near the Persian sea.
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Ashur and Chilmad were thy merchants; or dealt in "thy merchandise"; took goods of them. Ashur designs the Assyrians, who had their name from Ashur, the builder of Nineveh, Gen 10:11 and Chilmad is by the Targum rendered Media; and by Grotius thought to be the Gaala of Media in Ptolemy (b); and so Hillerus (c) takes it to be a city of Media.
(b) Geograph. l. 6. c. 2. (c) Onomastic. Sacr. p. 108.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Sheba - A country in Arabia Felix. Raamah -…
Sheba - A country in Arabia Felix. Raamah - Another people of the same Arabia.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 22. Sheba and Raamah] Inhabitants of Arabia Felix,…
Verse 22. Sheba and Raamah] Inhabitants of Arabia Felix, at the entrance of the Persian Gulf, who were famous for their riches and spices.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Sheba . . . Raamah--in Arabia.
Sheba . . . Raamah--in Arabia.
chief of . . . spices--that is, best spices (Deu 33:15). Obtained from India and conveyed in caravans to Tyre.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 22. Sheba — See note on “Arabia,” Eze_27:21; Gen_10:7;…
22. Sheba — See note on “Arabia,” Eze_27:21; Gen_10:7; Gen_10:28; 1Ki_10:2; 1Ki_10:10; Isa_60:6; Job_6:19; Jer_6:20; Psa_72:10; Psa_72:15. In their inscriptions the Sabaeans distinguished themselves from the nomadic Arabs.
Raamah — The tribe is named in Gen_10:7. Glaser thinks it was located on the Persian Gulf (at Regma); Cornill by a slight change instead of the merchants of reads “Havilah” (Gen_2:11), which Glaser identifies with a district in central and Northeast Arabia.
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Precious stones — Such as onyx, jasper, rubies, agate, and carnelians. (See also 1Ki_10:2.)
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 22. merchants of Sheba] The abode of this people…
22. merchants of Sheba] The abode of this people was in the S.W. of Arabia, the ruins of their capital Marib still remain, six days’ journey E. of San‘âa, the capital of Yemen. Their caravans (Job_6:19) traded to Syria and other countries with gold, precious stones and aromatics (1Ki_10:2; 1Ki_10:10; Isa_60:6; Jer_6:20; Psa_72:10; Psa_72:15).
occupied in thy fairs] they brought chief of all spices … as thy wares. Raamah was son of Cush and father of Sheba and Dedan (Gen_10:7). Raamah probably lay on the Persian Gulf.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (22) Sheba and Raamah were both Hamites, descended from…
(22) Sheba and Raamah were both Hamites, descended from Cush (Gen_10:7). They occupied that part of Arabia in the south-east which lies on the Bay of Oman, in the Persian Gulf, and were famous in antiquity for the products mentioned in the text, and which, with the exception of gold, are still found there.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Sheba. The Sabaea of the Greeks. It is applied,…
Sheba. The Sabaea of the Greeks. It is applied, in Gen_10:7 and 1Ch_1:9, to a grandson of Cush; in Gen_10:28 1Ch_1:22, to a son of Joktan; and in Gen_25:3 and 1Ch_1:32, to a grandson of Abraham. Geographically, in Ezekiel"s time it probably included the South-Arabian region, that of Yemen, or Arabia Felix, and was famous, as in the history of the Queen of Sheba, for its gold, gems, and spices (1Ki_10:1, 1Ki_10:2; Psa_72:10, Psa_72:15) Raamah. Named in Gen_10:7 as father of the Cushite Sheba, and probably, therefore, connected with it ethnologically and geographically. The chief of all spices had probably a technical name, like the "principal spices" of Exo_30:23 and Son_4:14 for the genuine balsam, the product of the Amyris opobalsamum, which is found between Mecca and Medina. The precious stones includes onyx, rubies, agates, and cornelians found in the mountains of Hadramant, and the jaspers and crystals of Yemen. In the Rhammanitae, mentioned by Strabo as a Sabaean tribe (16:782), we have, perhaps, a survival of the old name.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Connecting Statement:
Connecting Statement:
Yahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to Tyre.
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General Information:
The words "you" and "your" in these verses refer to Tyre.
Sheba ... Raamah ... Haran ... Kanneh ... Eden ... Sheba ... Ashur ... Kilmad
These are the names of places. (See: How to Translate Names)
precious gems
"valuable stones"
Haran, Kanneh, and Eden were traders with you, along with Sheba, Ashur, and Kilmad
This refers to the people from these places. AT: "The people of Haran, Kanneh, and Eden were traders with you, along with the people of Sheba, Ashur, and Kilmad" (See: Metonymy)
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Sheba
gold
Haran
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 27:22 Sheba was a kingdom in southwest Arabia. The…
27:22 Sheba was a kingdom in southwest Arabia. The location of Raamah is uncertain, but it was always associated with Sheba.
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