賽伯伊人(阿拉伯語:السبأيون‎,as-Saba’iyūn希伯來語סבא‎)是一類古代說古南阿拉伯語及居住在阿拉伯半島西南部(今葉門)的族群。[1]

3世紀的賽伯伊人。

賽伯伊人聚居在聖經上所指的示巴王國[2][3][4]這是一個興盛了上千年的貿易城市,在今葉門。

現代考古研究支持的觀點,示巴王國聖經中的示巴王國是古代閃族賽伯伊人在今葉門的文明。[5][6][7][8][9]時間在公元前1200年至公元275年之間,首都位於馬里卜[10][11]

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參考資料

  1. ^ Stuart Munro-Hay, Aksum: An African Civilization of Late Antiquity, 1991.
  2. ^ Robert D. Burrowes. Historical Dictionary of Yemen. Rowman & Littlefield. 2010: 319. ISBN 0810855283. 
  3. ^ St. John Simpson. Queen of Sheba: treasures from ancient Yemen. British Museum Press. 2002: 8. ISBN 0714111511. 
  4. ^ Kenneth Anderson Kitchen. On the Reliability of the Old Testament. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. 2003: 116. ISBN 0802849601. 
  5. ^ The kingdoms of ancient South Arabia. Britishmuseum.org. [2013-02-22]. (原始內容存檔於2013-12-03). 
  6. ^ Adolf Grohmann, Arabia Volume 3, Issue 1, Part 3 p. 122
  7. ^ PHILBY, H. ST. John B. THE LAND OF SHEBA London: Royal Geographical Society, 1938 p. 445
  8. ^ Israel Finkelstein, Neil Asher Silberman,David and Solomon: In Search of the Bible's Sacred Kings and the Roots of the Western Tradition p. 171
  9. ^ Saba britannica last retrieved April 18 2013. [2014-10-30]. (原始內容存檔於2014-10-06). 
  10. ^ Kenneth A. Kitchen : The World of Ancient Arabia Series. Documentation for Ancient Arabia. Part I. Chronological Framework and Historical Sources p.110
  11. ^ "Sabaʾ." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2013. Web. 03 Feb. 2013