Sunday, July 09, 2023

War in Yemen and (maybe) the Queen of Sheba's capital

BIBLE HISTORY DAILY: Sheba on the Front Lines. Protecting Yemen's Ancient Capital (Glenn J. Corbett).
Marib, the capital of the ancient South Arabian kingdom of Saba and home to the legendary Queen of Sheba, now finds itself on the front lines of one of today’s most protracted and devastating conflicts, the Yemeni civil war. ...
Marib is one possible site for the kingdom of the Queen of Sheba. The other main possibility is Axum/Aksum in Ethiopia. In any case, Marib is an important ancient South Arabian site.

For many PaleoJudaica posts on the Queen of Sheba and the possible sites of her kingdom, start here and follow the links. A couple of posts on Marib are here and here.

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