Ethiopian and Yemenite tradition Sheba

in ethiopian tradition, sheba (saba in ethiopic) joktan s son considered primary ancestor, while sabtah , sabtechah, sons of cush, considered ancestors of cushites.

traditional yemenite genealogies mention saba, son of qahtan; however, claim sabaean descent not him, yet saba not mentioned in scripture said grandson of ya rub , great-grandson of qahtan.

in medieval ethiopian kebra nagast, sheba located in ethiopia. scholars therefore point region in northern tigray region , eritrea, once called saba (later called meroë), possible link biblical sheba. donald n. levine links sheba shewa (the province modern addis ababa located) in ethiopia.