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Who Is the Queen of Sheba in the Bible? Investigating the Queen of Sheba and her kingdom
Biblical Archaeology Review ^ | Saturday, October 13, 2018 | Megan Sauter

Posted on 10/19/2018 11:33:55 PM PDT by SunkenCiv

Who is the Queen of Sheba? In the Bible we are introduced to an unnamed queen from the land of Sheba who travels to Jerusalem to meet King Solomon (see 1 Kings 10; 2 Chronicles 9). Accompanied by many attendants and camels, the Queen of Sheba brings a large quantity of spices, gold and precious stones with her. She is drawn to Jerusalem because of Solomon's fame, and she tests the king with hard questions. Solomon is able to answer them all.

Impressed by Solomon's wisdom -- and by the riches of his kingdom -- she proclaims, "Your wisdom and prosperity far surpass the report that I had heard" (1 Kings 10:7). The Queen of Sheba gives King Solomon 120 talents of gold, precious stones and the largest quantity of spices ever brought to Jerusalem (1 Kings 10:10). In return King Solomon gives the Queen of Sheba gifts and "every desire that she expressed" (1 Kings 10:13). After receiving these gifts, the queen returns to the land of Sheba with her retinue.

The Biblical account of the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon ends there, but later Jewish, Christian and Islamic sources have elaborated the story -- adding details to the famous queen's visit...

Archaeological and historical sources document a Kingdom of Saba (Sheba) during Biblical times in modern-day Yemen. Those in ancient Ethiopia were fully aware of the Kingdom of Saba in southern Arabia -- and sometimes even appropriated aspects of their culture.

(Excerpt) Read more at biblicalarchaeology.org ...


TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: bible; catastrophism; godsgravesglyphs; hatshepsut; queenofsheba; thutmoseiii
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