{
  "id": "dict_005027",
  "term": "Sabtechah",
  "slug": "sabtechah",
  "letter": "S",
  "entry_type": "biblical_proper_name",
  "entry_family": "theological_term",
  "depth_profile": "standard",
  "short_definition": "Sabtechah is a biblical proper name listed among the sons of Cush in the Table of Nations. It most likely refers to an ancestral figure or people-group rather than a theological concept.",
  "simple_one_line": "A name in Genesis 10 and 1 Chronicles 1 among the sons of Cush.",
  "tooltip_text": "Biblical proper name: one of the sons of Cush in the Table of Nations.",
  "aliases": [],
  "scripture_references": [],
  "original_language_terms": [],
  "related_entries": [
    "Cush",
    "Table of Nations",
    "Sabtah",
    "Raamah",
    "Sheba",
    "Dedan"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "Genesis 10",
    "1 Chronicles 1",
    "genealogies",
    "nations"
  ],
  "lede_intro": "Sabtechah is a biblical proper name appearing in the Table of Nations as one of the sons of Cush. Scripture records the name but gives no further narrative or doctrinal detail.",
  "at_a_glance_definition": "A name in the Genesis 10 genealogy, likely marking an ancestral line or people-group within the descendants of Cush.",
  "at_a_glance_key_points": [
    "Appears in Genesis 10:7 and 1 Chronicles 1:9",
    "Listed among the sons of Cush",
    "Functions as part of the Table of Nations",
    "No further biblical information is given"
  ],
  "description_academic_short": "Sabtechah appears in Genesis 10:7 and 1 Chronicles 1:9 as one of the sons of Cush in the Table of Nations. The Bible provides no additional details about the person, clan, or people associated with the name.",
  "description_academic_full": "Sabtechah is a biblical proper name found in the genealogical lists of Genesis 10:7 and 1 Chronicles 1:9. In context, it belongs to the Table of Nations, which traces the descendants of Noah's sons and the spread of peoples after the flood. The text does not explain Sabtechah further, and no secure identification with a later ethnic group or region can be established from Scripture alone. Because the name is part of a genealogy rather than a doctrinal term, it is best treated as a brief biblical proper-name entry.",
  "background_biblical_context": "Sabtechah appears in the Table of Nations, where Genesis 10 traces the descendants of Noah's family. The entry belongs to the line of Cush and helps present the biblical picture of the nations as originating from a common post-flood family line.",
  "background_historical_context": "Outside the biblical text, Sabtechah is not securely identified. Historical proposals linking the name to specific regions or peoples remain uncertain and should not be stated as fact.",
  "background_jewish_ancient_context": "Jewish and later interpreters recognized such genealogy names as part of Scripture's record of the nations, but the text itself gives no additional explanation. The name remains obscure and is best handled cautiously.",
  "key_texts_primary": [
    "Genesis 10:7",
    "1 Chronicles 1:9"
  ],
  "key_texts_secondary": [
    "Genesis 10:1-32",
    "Genesis 11:1-9",
    "Table of Nations context"
  ],
  "original_language_note": "The name is a transliteration of the Hebrew form and is rendered in English as Sabtechah. Spelling may vary slightly across translations and reference works.",
  "theological_significance": "Sabtechah contributes to the Table of Nations, showing Scripture's concern for the historical spread of peoples after the flood and the unity of the human family under God's providence.",
  "philosophical_explanation": "This entry illustrates how biblical genealogies preserve real names and family lines even when no narrative detail follows. The name has historical significance without carrying doctrinal content in itself.",
  "interpretive_cautions": "Do not claim a precise ethnic, geographic, or linguistic identification beyond what Scripture states. The Bible gives no narrative about Sabtechah, so conclusions should remain limited.",
  "major_views_note": "Most interpreters treat Sabtechah as an otherwise unknown ancestral or clan name in the genealogy of Cush. Specific identifications with later peoples are conjectural.",
  "doctrinal_boundaries": "No doctrine should be built from Sabtechah itself. The proper doctrinal use of the entry is limited to the reliability of Scripture's genealogical record and its portrayal of the nations.",
  "practical_significance": "Sabtechah reminds readers that Scripture includes even obscure names within its historical framework. These names support the Bible's rootedness in real history and its account of the nations.",
  "meta_description": "Sabtechah is a biblical proper name in the Table of Nations, listed among the sons of Cush in Genesis 10 and 1 Chronicles 1.",
  "public_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/sabtechah/",
  "json_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/data/dictionary/sabtechah.json",
  "final_disposition": "PUBLISH_CANONICAL"
}