Category:Queen of Sheba (subject)

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According to Jewish (Christian, and Islamic) traditions, the Queen of Sheba was the ruler of an ancient Kingdom, who visited Jerusalem at the time of King Solomon.

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The Queen of Sheba in ancient sources

The Queen of Sheba in literature & the arts

The Queen's image inspired medieval Christian mystical works in which she embodied divine wisdom, as well as Islamic art in Turkey and Persia, Handel's oratorio Solomon, and numerous films and novels. Her story is still told across Africa and Arabia, and the Ethiopian tales are narrated in the holy book the Kebra Nagast.

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