He also plays a huge role in Arabian folklore as being the ancestor of the tribes of Sabaeans and later Himyarites who ruled Yemen until the middle of the 6th century CE.
Meanwhile, the Generations of Noah mention that Sheba (spelled here with samekh as Seba) is a son of Jokshan, hence making him a grandson of Abraham and his spouse Keturah.
[4] Another theory suggests that the Sabaeans hailed from the region of the Levant and established their kingdom on the ruins of the Minaeans.
[9][10][13][12] Afterwards, Sheba composed a series of poems dedicating his anticipation for the coming of this Prophet, later revealed to be Muhammad.
He will be named Ahmad, and I wish I could be given a year to live after his coming, to support him and award him my aid with all fully armed warriors and all marksmen.