The Sabeans are Sabines, my surname. They come from the lower Saudi Arabian peninsula. Their name means "I know", which is not an assumption of wisdom, but rather, of someone who knows how to find an answer. There are many stories of Sabines who would rather find the answer from somewhere besides their own thoughts. I can assure you that this is accurate.
From some research, I have found that the Sabines most likely worshipped the moon as a goddess. However, the crescent moon became a symbol of male power to them as well, as the horns of a bull. They were against foreign beliefs. The female aspect of the moon travelled West, and the male aspect East, as seen in the Persian bull statues.
The Sabines are associated with the idyllic Queen of Sheba.
The Sabines associate themselves with King Lycurgus of Sparta.
The Sabines moved to Italy because of laws in Sparta relating to the treatment of women.
The Sabines allied with Rome against Carthage.
The Sabines are directly related to Germanicus, Caligula.
The Sabines were forced to leave Rome, and there is a story of a Sabine General living in a Gallic cave to avoid Roman capture.
The Sabines stayed in England during early English History after the Romans left.
In England the Sabines were become known to the English world as thieves and footpads.
In America the Sabines became known as travelling preachers of Christianity, albeit there is one case of a Sabine shooting a man in the back, for breaching an ammunition store during the American Civil War.
Modern history reports the Sabines living in Texas. One Sabine invented the oral vaccine for polio. Another Sabine, helped develop sonar, working for Colonel Fabian.
My father was nicknamed "Sonar" for his floppy ears and early warning knowledge of enemy indirect fire sounds during his service in Vietnam. He served in the 4th Army Artillery Division. He fought in Cambodia, not Vietnam.
From my research and personal experience, I can tell you that the Sabines are an extremely fierce mountainous people, and firstly concerned with knowledge of women and the stars. In the end, loyalty is the only thing that matters to Sabines. Sabines believe in cleanliness after sex, never eating male sex organs, and never shooting an enemy in the back. These are seen as unforgiveable, even in the modern day. I can assure you that this is accurate.
The Sabeans of today live in Yemen.
