person
Queen of Sheba
מַלְכָּהβασίλισσα
The Queen of Sheba visited King Solomon, tested him with questions, and praised his wisdom and prosperity.
- verses
- 10
- first named
- 1 Kings 10:1
- last named
- Luke 11:31
- period
- United Monarchy
- role
- Queen
Description
Who was Queen of Sheba?
The Queen of Sheba, whose kingdom was likely located in modern-day Yemen or Ethiopia, heard about the fame and wisdom of King Solomon and traveled to Jerusalem to meet him (1Ki.10.1-13; 2Ch.9.1-12). She brought a large entourage and expensive gifts, including gold, spices, and precious stones. The queen tested Solomon with difficult questions, and he answered them all, demonstrating his God-given wisdom. Impressed by his wisdom, wealth, and the organization of his court, the Queen of Sheba praised Solomon and his God, acknowledging that his wisdom and prosperity were divine blessings. She gave Solomon many gifts, and he reciprocated, giving her all she desired. Jesus later referenced the Queen of Sheba's visit, noting that she came from the ends of the earth to hear Solomon's wisdom, and yet someone greater than Solomon was present in Jesus himself (Mat.12.42; Luk.11.31).
Relations
Direct connections
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Where this happens
The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.
The pattern
Where Queen of Sheba is named
Every book of the corpus in the order it is read, each as wide as the chapters it holds. A bar is the verses of that book which write the name, and the flat stretches are as much of the answer as the bars.
10 verses across 4 of 66 books; 62 write the name nowhere. Named in 1 Kings (4), 2 Chronicles (4), Matthew (1) and Luke (1).
Read it
Where to read it
Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 10, across 4 books.
Onward
Where this page goes
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Where they appear
Chapter by chapter
Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.
- 1 Kings 10The queen of Sheba came to test Solomon with difficult questions, brought him splendid gifts, and returned to her own country.
- 2 Chronicles 9The Queen of Sheba came to Solomon with difficult questions, inspected his splendour, praised his wisdom, and returned to her own country.
- Matthew 12The Queen of the South came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon.
- Luke 11The Queen of the South came from the ends of the earth to hear Solomon’s wisdom.
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