by E.A. Wallis Budge, [1932] ZADOK the priest gave commands to DAVID the King ZADOK the priest answered and said unto the young man, “Hearken unto what I shall say unto thee. And if thou wilt performs it thou shalt live to God, and if thou dost not God will punish thee, and thou shalt become the least of […]
by E.A. Wallis Budge, [1932] The Queen of the South How this Queen was born I have discovered written in that manuscript, and in this manner also doth the Evangelist mention that woman. And our Lord JESUS CHRIST, in condemning the Jewish people, the crucifiers, who lived at that time, spake, saying: “The Queen of the […]
by E.A. Wallis Budge, [1932] King Solomon sent to his son the commander of his army SOLOMON the King sent the commander of his army, on whose hand he was wont to lean, with gifts and meat and drink to entertain that traveler. And the commander set out with a great number of wagons, and he came to BAYNA […]
Lying witnesses There was a certain depraved man of the seed of BENJAMIN, whose name was BENYÂS, who used to lead the mule of the King of Israel, and KARMÎN used to feed him, together with the mule of King MANASSEH. And among the neighbors of KARMÎN there were certain men who were envious of him because of [his] pastures and wells, and […]
by E.A. Wallis Budge, [1932] The King held converse with the Queen The Queen MÂKĔDÂ spake unto King Solomon, saying, “Blessed art thou, my lord, in that such wisdom and understanding have been given unto thee. For myself, I only wish that I could be as one of the least of thine handmaidens so that I could wash […]
A curious and interesting legend of the way in which King SOLSolomoncame the father of MENYELEK is found in a number of slightly varying versions among many of the tribes of Northern ABYSSINIA. According to this the mother of MENYELEK was a Tigrê girl called ĔTĔYÊ AZÊB (i.e. Queen of the South), and her people worshipped a dragon or serpent, to which each man, […]
The KEBRA NAGAST, or the Book of the Glory of the Kings [of Ethiopia], has been held in the highest esteem and honor throughout the length and breadth of ABYSSINIA for a thousand years at least, and even today it is believed by every educated man in that country to contain the true history of the origin of the […]
Contents When Solomon returned to Jerusalem he went with the elders into the House of God, and he and ZADOK embraced each other and wept bitterly. Then they dried their tears and the elders made a long speech to SOLOMON in which they sketched the past history of the Ark of the Covenant, i.e. the Tabernacle ZION. They reminded him how the PHILISTINES captured it and […]
The prophecy of CHRIST According to the interpretation of prophecy, the name SOLOMON signifieth in the secret speech “CHRIST“. And as Solomon built the house of God, so Christ raised up His Body and made it into the Church. And when He said unto the JEWS, “Throwdown this house, and in three days I will build it up [again],” He spoke to them of […]
by E.A. Wallis Budge, [1932] The belief of ABRAHAM Thou dost not understand that they were justified by faith—ABRAHAM, and DAVID and all the Prophets, one after the other, who prophesied concerning the coming of the Son of God. And Abraham said, “Wilt Thou in my days, O Lord, cast Thy word upon the ground?” And God said unto him, […]
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