SHEMA (Place)

One of the 29 cities located near the border of Edom in the southern extremity of the land inherited by Judah, mentioned between the cities of Amam and Moladah (Jos 15:26). In the parallel list at Joshua 19:2, Sheba (the LXX has “Shema”) was one of 13 cities assigned to Simeon’s tribe within the southern portion of Judah’s inheritance. See Sheba #1.