Arabia

  • Saudi Arabia in Biblical Context (Arabia)

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    1. Introduction Though the modern state of Saudi Arabia was established in the 20th century, the land it occupies—primarily the Arabian Peninsula—features significantly in the biblical record under various names and regions. In Scripture, territories such as Midian, Sheba, Dedan, Kedar, and Teman refer to areas now within or adjacent…

  • Arabia in Biblical Context

    1. Introduction Arabia, though often generalised in modern usage, referred in biblical times to a vast and diverse desert region inhabited by nomadic tribes and semi-urban communities. Stretching across modern-day Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Yemen, Oman, and parts of the Sinai Peninsula, Arabia appears in the Bible as both a literal…