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by Kelly Miller; Joseph R. Gay

THE QUEEN OF SHEBA AND SOLOMON

It was related in another article, that the Queen of Sheba visited Solomon, but we shall give a further account of this great queen because it will lead to the reason why Ethiopia reached a high state of development.

Open the Bible at 1st Kings, 10, verses 6 to 10 and read:

“6. And she said to the king, it was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and thy wisdom.

“7. Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half has not been told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.

“8. Happy are the men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.

“9. Blessed be the Lord thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the Lord loved Israel forever, therefore made he the king, to do judgment and justice.”

Here was an Ethiopian Queen who was clearly desirous of benefiting her great empire and uplifting her people, traveling in pursuit of the best way to do it, just as our modern men are now doing.

This, it should be remembered, occurred more than a thousand years before the birth of Christ, or to bring the years down to date, it was two thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight years ago—nearly thirty centuries.