Bible Figure

Seba

Male • Old Testament
Biblical figure, son of Cush (Genesis 10)
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Seba was a son of Cush in the Table of Nations and ancestral name associated with an African people.
Seba

Biography

Genesis 10:7 and 1 Chronicles 1:9 list Seba among the sons of Cush. Later prophetic texts mention Seba alongside Egypt and Cush, indicating a people or region associated with northeastern Africa. Scripture gives no personal narrative about the ancestral Seba.

Biblical Significance

Seba connects the Table of Nations with later African geography and peoples mentioned by the prophets.