Genesis 10:7

And the sons of Cush The names given in this verse are usually identified with the names of tribes, or places, on the African coast, or on the opposite shores of Arabia.

Seba Cf. Psalms 72:10; Isaiah 43:3; Isaiah 45:14, where it is named with Egypt and Cush; identified by Josephus (Ant. Jud. ii. 10, § 2) with "Meroë"; but now generally supposed to denote tribes on the coast of the Red Sea in the neighbourhood of Massowah.

Havilah The name occurs again in Genesis 10:29 among "the sons of Joktan"; possibly a branch of the same Arabian tribe which had settled on the African coast. See also Genesis 2:11; Genesis 25:18.

Raamah Mentioned also in Ezekiel 27:22 for its trade with Tyre, and with Sheba.

Sabtah … Sabteca Unknown.

Sheba Also in Genesis 10:28, among "the sons of Joktan," and in Genesis 25:3, among "the sons of Keturah." The trade of this people and their dependencies consisted especially of spices, precious stones, and gold (Ezekiel 27:22). The occurrence of the name of "Sheba" here among the sons of Ham, and in Genesis 10:28 among the sons of Shem, illustrates the difficulty of identification.

Dedan Mentioned also in Genesis 25:3; apparently an Arabian tribe, bordering on Edom (Ezekiel 25:13), and occasionally brought into contact with Israel through trade. Cf. Isaiah 21:13; Jeremiah 25:23; Ezekiel 27:20.