well... who do you think you are... "the queen of sheba?"

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well... who do you think you are?

“im the queen of sheba!” i would answer my sister upon being asked that question as a little girl... and then I would proceed to frolic around with a turban scarf draped gracefully around my head and shoulders… straight posture and uplifted chin… all in accordance with my pompous stance... i was in fact transported into the likeness of a queen; noble in character, beautiful, intelligent and self sufficient... qualities that i admire and continuously strive toward in my personal life… stil to this day...

I’ve always been enamored with the notion of the queen of sheba...

the story as relayed via biblical readings… goes as such…

… the queen of sheba (ethopia) heard of the great wisdom of king solomon of israel and journeyed there to test him with questions to see if the rumors were true… she gave solomon gold, large quantities of spices, and precious stones… interesting fact… that never again were so many spices brought in as those the queen of sheba gave to king solomon. (I love spices!!!) The queen was awed by Solomon's wisdom and wealth, and pronounced a blessing on Solomon's God… our God… the very same one and only God. Solomon reciprocated with gifts and "everything she desired," whereupon the queen returned to her country. The queen apparently was quite prosperous herself, and brought 4.5 tons of gold with her to give to Solomon. A LADY AFTER MY OWN HEART!!! :)

Interestingly… the biblical passages which refer explicitly to the Queen of Sheba imply no hint of love or attraction between her and solomon. The two are depicted merely as fellow monarchs professionally engaged in the affairs of state.

... on a side note... i have to wonder... was there a love connection??? I was interested in this... after all Solomon had an extreme amount of wives... and was quite a lady’s man… (in biblical times that is…)

the biblical text, song of solomon (Song of Songs – which is presumed to be written by king solomon), contains some references, which at various times, have been interpreted as referring to love between solomon and the queen of sheba…….. BUT the young woman depicted in song of songs, continuously denies the romantic advances of her suitor, whom many commentators identify as king solomon… In any case, there is little to identify the text with the rich and powerful foreign queen depicted in the Bible, Book of Kings. the woman of the text of the song clearly does regard "The Daughters of Jerusalem" as her peer group… of which was not queen of sheeba’s… as a song writer myself tho, there are instances where things are written to “protect the innocent.”...

... i have to say tho... "song of songs" is a lyrical poetry work of art... spilled from the ideals, fantasies and beauty of love in one's heart and mind... as a songwriter myself; i can understand these songwriting dramas and lyrical tactics...

... AGAIN tho... there is SOAP BOX DRAMA...

... Ethiopian tradition firmly asserts that King Solomon did seduce and impregnate his guest, and it provides a detailed story of how he went about it (google this on wikipedia if you want to read more) - a matter of considerable importance to Ethiopians - as their emperors traced their lineage to that union in a line, which but for one break of ca. 133 years eventually spanned circa 2900 years, through the kings of Kingdom of Axum, its Roman era (3rd century) name change to Ethiopia (documented in early Christian records, the 'Ethiopia' name showing up in the historical record from ca. AD 300 when Axum conquered the ancient kingdom of Kush, known through both Egyptian and Roman documents), and the eventual demise of Emperor Haile Selassie (deposed 1974) whose dynasty still survives, albeit out of power. Even the usurping dynasty was related, as the first jog through the distaff line (later there were others, presumably after the inheritance laws were updated) as the founding king of the [nation name or some other noun is missing here] was son-in-law of the last Axumite king, and the crown was returned to a "rightful" male line, called the Solomonic dynasty in ca. 1270 CE.)

DYNASTY… drama :)

LOVE WINS!
jillY