Queen of Sheba
A lot of things are not certain about the Queen of Sheba. Especially her name, the time ofher reign, and the story of her and King Solomon.Through my research I learned that the Queen of Sheba could have reigned anytime from950- 970 b.c. She is believed to have reigned over Sheba, Saba in Southwest Arabia, andEthiopia. As you may know the Queen of Sheba is known under more than one name. She isknown as the Queen of the South, to the Moslems. to Solomon- she was the Queen of Sheba orSaba. To the ancient Greeks- the Black Minerva and the Ethiopian Diana. Other names NikhauleNow the story of her and King Solomon varies. One story, (an unknown source) says in
WhenMenelik got old enough, Makeda to his father's kingdom, to be educated under his request. She may have traveledby land up the eastern coast of the Red Sea or crossed the sea and through Ethiopia and Egypt. Solomon agreed but when his son left with his manyservants and assistants, the company stole the holy Ark of the Covenant from the Temple inJerusalem and brought it to a temple in the city of Aksum. Before he won Makeda over, it's said that he slept with her slave. Another story, in which the source was given: Kebra Nagast (Book of the Glory ofKings). Makeda's stories aren't always so simple. There is a slight chance that Sheba, letting her curiosity in Solomonform a bond of friendship between the two kingdoms, in order to protect her country fromattack. Relatives of the slave's son eventually became emperors of the Zagwe' dynasty fromthe 11th to 13th centuries. Menelik wished to go back to his mother. On her way home, she delivered Solomon's son who she named Menelik. She traveled with a large caravan, shebrought a fortune in gifts for Solomon- 120 talents of gold (4,000,000,00), precious gems andmany exotic and rare spices. Approximate her departure, Solomon gave her some of hisfinances.
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