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 author, or editor, of the ḲUR’ÂN, devoted a considerable section of Surah XXVII to the correspondence that passed between the Queen of SHEBA and King Solomon, and to their interviews. Among the many gifts that God bestowed upon SOLOMON was the understanding of the speech of birds, and knowledge of every kind. He was the lord of men, genii, and birds. […]
Those who were sent away wept and made a plan The children of the nobles of Israel, who were commanded to depart with the son of the king, took counsel together, saying, “What shall we do? For we have left our country and our birthplace, and our kinsfolk and the people of our city. Now, come […]
by E.A. Wallis Budge, [1932] They renewed the kingdom of DAVID AZARIAH said, “Bring hither the jubilee trumpets, and let us go to ZION, and there we will make new the kingdom of our lord DAVID.” And he took the oil of sovereignty and filled the horn [therewith], and he anointed DAVID with the unguent, that is to say, with the […]
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] SOLOMON Returned to JERUSALEM Then SOLOMON came back to the city of Jerusalem, and he went there with the elders of Jerusalem a great weeping in the house of God. And after this, the King and ZADOK the priest embraced each other, and they wept bitterly in the habitation of ZION, and they remained silent for a long time. And […]
When the English translation of the “Book of the Glory of Kings” appeared in 1922 it received a generous welcome from the gentlemen of the Press, and the approval of it by the public generally was shown by the fact that within two months from the day of publication a reprint was called for. The […]
REHOBOAM reigned ZADOK the priest took REHOBOAM and made him king, and he anointed him and performed for him whatsoever the Law demanded. And REHOBOAM laid a tablet of wood upon the Tabernacle, and he found it with the name of his father SOLOMON [written upon] it, and then they set him upon the king’s mule, and said unto him, “All hail! Long […]
The Return of ZADOK the Priest, and the giving of the Gift When ZADOK the priest returned to SOLOMON the King he found him sorrowful. And the King answered and said unto ZADOK the priest, “When the Queen came there appeared to me by night this vision: It seemed as if I were standing in the chamber of JERUSALEM, and the sun came down […]
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 […]
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