Scotland, you have invoked her name
just once too often
in your Presbyterian living rooms.
She’s heard, yea
even unto heathenish Arabia
your vixen’s bark of poverty…

—Kathleen Jamie, “The Queen of Sheba”
first published in THE QUEEN OF SHEBA (Bloodaxe Books,1994)

A poem for International Womens’ Day

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The Queen of Sheba: The Powerful Woman Who Tested King Solomon’s Wisdom
What happens when one of the richest and most powerful queens in history sets out to test the wisest king who ever lived?
This captivating Bible story of the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon reveals a timeless journey of wisdom, curiosity, faith, and truth. Traveling across deserts with great... More details… https://spiritualkhazaana.com/web-stories/the-queen-of-sheba/
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The #Bible Hidden #AfricarLagac:

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Many of the Bible’s key figures — from #Moses to #Zephaniah, from the #QueenofSheba to #SimonofCyrene — came from regions in #Africa or nearby lands where dark-skinned people lived. This story uncovers the hidden African presence in the Bible — the #prophets, leaders, and kings whose #Black identity was erased, but whose legacy still speaks if we choose to see it.

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Sabaean Inscription Points to Connections between King Solomon’s Israel and Kingdom of Sheba
In his new paper, Dr. Daniel Vainstub argues that the inscription was engraved in the Ancient South Arabian script and that its language is Sabaean: the inscription reads ‘[]šy ladanum 5;’ the aromatic labdanum (Cistus ladanifer), rendered as lḏn in the inscription, is most probably ‘šǝḥēlet,’ the second component of incense according to Exod 30:34
https://www.sci.news/archaeology/sabaean-inscription-11797.html
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The Queen of Sheba is the monarch mentioned in the Bible and then in later works who travels to Jerusalem to experience the wisdom of King Solomon (c. 965-931 BCE) of Israel first-hand. The queen is first mentioned in I Kings 10:1-13 and in II Chronicles 9:1-12 in the Bible, then in the later Aramaic Targum Sheni, then the Quran, and finally the Ethiopian work known as the Kebra Negast; later w...https://www.worldhistory.org/Queen_of_Sheba/ #Bible #QueenofSheba #Solomon
Queen of Sheba

The Queen of Sheba is the monarch mentioned in the Bible and then in later works who travels to Jerusalem to experience the wisdom of King Solomon (c. 965-931 BCE) of Israel first-hand. The queen is...

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