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| Painting by Edward John Poynter |
By Bob Campbell, Reporter
• Odessa American
ODESSA, TEXAS - In the context of her relationship with King Solomon, the Queen of Sheba has inspired as much art and speculation as many of the more prominent figures of the Old Testament.
Her name is not given in the accounts in First Kings 10:1-13 or Second Chronicles 9:1-12, but scholars believe it was “Makeda” and that she was from present-day Yemen or Ethiopia.
Clergy members Janie Kelley, Jordan Parr and Erik Stadler say the story of the queen’s visit to Solomon, who reigned over Israel from 970-931 B.C., is one of a distant sovereign’s great interest in another who was reputedly the wisest, richest man in the world ...
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