1 Chronicles 1:9
New International Version
The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah and Sabteka. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

New Living Translation
The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.

English Standard Version
The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

Berean Standard Bible
The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

King James Bible
And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.

New King James Version
The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabtecha. The sons of Raama were Sheba and Dedan.

New American Standard Bible
The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.

NASB 1995
The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.

NASB 1977
And the sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.

Legacy Standard Bible
The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteca; and the sons of Raama were Sheba and Dedan.

Amplified Bible
The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

Christian Standard Bible
Cush’s sons: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteca. Raama’s sons: Sheba and Dedan.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Cush’s sons: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteca. Raama’s sons: Sheba and Dedan.

American Standard Version
And the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raama, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba, and Dedan.

Contemporary English Version
Ethiopia was the ancestor of Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca. Raamah was the ancestor of Sheba and Dedan.

English Revised Version
And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raama, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Cush's descendants were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteca. Raama's descendants were Sheba and Dedan.

Good News Translation
The descendants of Cush were the people of Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were the people of Sheba and Dedan. (

International Standard Version
Cush's descendants were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteca. Raamah's descendants were Sheba and Dedan.

Majority Standard Bible
The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

NET Bible
The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

New Heart English Bible
The sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba, and Dedan.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.

World English Bible
The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And sons of Cush: Seba and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecka. And sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

Young's Literal Translation
And sons of Cush: Seba and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecka. And sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

Smith's Literal Translation
The sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the sons of Chus: Saba, and Hevila, Sabatha, and Regma, and Sabathaca. And the sons of Regma: Saba, and Dadan.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dadan.

New American Bible
The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteca. The sons of Raama were Sheba and Dedan.

New Revised Standard Version
The descendants of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And the sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabachtha. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Daran.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the sons of Cush: Shebah and Khavila and Sabta and Rama and Sebaktha and the sons of Rama: Shebah and Daran.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raama, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raama: Sheba, and Dedan.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the sons of Chus, Saba, and Evila, and Sabatha, and Regma, and Sebethaca: and the sons of Regma, Saba, and Dadan.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
From Adam to Abraham
8The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. 9The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. 10Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.…

Cross References
Genesis 10:7
The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

Genesis 10:6-8
The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. / The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. / Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.

Genesis 10:29-30
Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan. / Their territory extended from Mesha to Sephar, in the eastern hill country.

Genesis 10:13-14
Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites, / the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.

Genesis 10:15-18
And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites, / the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, / the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, ...

Genesis 10:19-20
and the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha. / These are the sons of Ham according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.

Genesis 10:21-23
And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber. / The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. / The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.

Genesis 10:24-25
Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber. / Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.

Genesis 10:26-28
And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, / Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, / Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

Genesis 10:31-32
These are the sons of Shem, according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations. / All these are the clans of Noah’s sons, according to their generations and nations. From these the nations of the earth spread out after the flood.

Genesis 11:10-11
This is the account of Shem. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad. / And after he had become the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 11:12-13
When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah. / And after he had become the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 11:14-15
When Shelah was 30 years old, he became the father of Eber. / And after he had become the father of Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 11:16-17
When Eber was 34 years old, he became the father of Peleg. / And after he had become the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 11:18-19
When Peleg was 30 years old, he became the father of Reu. / And after he had become the father of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters.


Treasury of Scripture

And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.

Sabta.

Genesis 10:7
And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.

Sabtechah.

Genesis 10:7
And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.

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1 Chronicles 1
1. Adam's line to Noah.
5. The sons of Japheth.
8. The sons of Ham.
17. The sons of Shem.
24. Shem's line to Abraham.
29. Ishmael's sons.
32. The sons of Keturah.
34. The posterity of Abraham by Esau.
38. The sons of Seir.
43. The kings of Edom.
51. The dukes of Edom.














The sons of Cush
The name "Cush" refers to the descendants of Noah's son Ham, specifically through his son Cush. In Hebrew, "Cush" (כּוּשׁ) is often associated with the region south of Egypt, known as Nubia or modern-day Sudan. This lineage is significant as it highlights the spread of humanity post-flood and the fulfillment of God's command to "be fruitful and multiply" (Genesis 9:1). Cush's descendants are often linked to regions known for their wealth and trade, indicating the early spread of civilization and culture.

Seba
"Seba" (סְבָא) is believed to refer to a region in Africa, possibly near the Nile River. Historically, Seba is associated with a people known for their wealth and trade, as seen in Isaiah 43:3, where God mentions giving "Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your place." This highlights the interconnectedness of ancient civilizations and God's sovereignty over nations.

Havilah
"Havilah" (חֲוִילָה) is a name that appears multiple times in the Bible, often associated with regions rich in resources, such as gold (Genesis 2:11). The mention of Havilah here connects Cush's lineage to areas of prosperity and abundance, reflecting God's provision and the diversity of the earth's resources.

Sabtah
"Sabtah" (סַבְתָּה) is less well-documented historically, but it is believed to refer to a region or people in the Arabian Peninsula. This suggests the wide geographical spread of Cush's descendants, emphasizing the fulfillment of God's plan for humanity to inhabit the earth.

Raamah
"Raamah" (רַעְמָה) is associated with a region known for trade, particularly in spices and precious goods, as mentioned in Ezekiel 27:22. The descendants of Raamah, through their commercial activities, played a role in the economic and cultural exchanges of the ancient world, illustrating the interconnectedness of God's creation.

Sabteca
"Sabteca" (סַבְתְּכָא) is another descendant of Cush, likely linked to a region in Arabia. The mention of Sabteca, along with other sons of Cush, underscores the diversity and spread of Cush's lineage, fulfilling the divine mandate to populate the earth.

The sons of Raamah
This phrase introduces the next generation, showing the continuation of Cush's lineage through Raamah. It highlights the importance of family and generational legacy in the biblical narrative, reflecting God's design for families to be a blessing and to carry forward His purposes.

Sheba
"Sheba" (שְׁבָא) is a name associated with wealth and prosperity, famously linked to the Queen of Sheba who visited King Solomon (1 Kings 10:1-13). This connection underscores the influence and reach of Raamah's descendants, as well as the biblical theme of wisdom and the pursuit of knowledge.

Dedan
"Dedan" (דְּדָן) is often associated with a trading people in the Arabian Peninsula. The mention of Dedan highlights the role of commerce and trade in the ancient world, serving as a reminder of the interconnectedness of nations and the opportunities for cultural exchange and mutual benefit.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The sons
וּבְנֵ֣י (ū·ḇə·nê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Cush:
כ֔וּשׁ (ḵūš)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3568: A son of Ham, also his descendants, also a land in the southern Nile Valley

Seba,
סְבָא֙ (sə·ḇā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5434: Seba -- son of Cush, also his descendants and their land

Havilah,
וַחֲוִילָ֔ה (wa·ḥă·wî·lāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 2341: Havilah -- a son of Cush, also a son of Joktan, also territories of uncertain location

Sabta,
וְסַבְתָּ֥א (wə·saḇ·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 5454: Sabta -- a son of Cush, also the territory settled by his desc

Raamah,
וְרַעְמָ֖א (wə·ra‘·mā)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7484: Raamah -- 'trembling', son of Cush, also a trading people

and Sabteca.
וְסַבְתְּכָ֑א (wə·saḇ·tə·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5455: Sabteca -- a son of Cush, also the territory settled by his desc

And the sons
וּבְנֵ֥י (ū·ḇə·nê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Raamah:
רַעְמָ֖א (ra‘·mā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7484: Raamah -- 'trembling', son of Cush, also a trading people

Sheba
שְׁבָ֥א (šə·ḇā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7614: Sheba -- a territory in soutwest Arabia, also the name of one or more descendant of Noah

and Dedan.
וּדְדָֽן׃ (ū·ḏə·ḏān)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1719: Dedan -- a descendant of Ham, also a descendant of Abraham


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