King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba by Rembrandt
King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba by Rembrandt van Rijn Sheba was a powerful incense-trading kingdom that prospered through trade with Jerusalem and the Roman Empire. The queen is immortalized in the Bible, which describes her visit to Solomon "with a very great retinue, with camels bearing spices, gold and precious stones”.
The Bible accounts that she visited Solomon to test his wisdom by asking him several riddles.
1 Kings 10:1
Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the L-RD, she came to test him with difficult riddles.
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Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the L-RD, she came to test him with hard questions.
וּמַֽלְכַּת-שְׁבָ֗א שֹׁמַ֛עַת אֶת-שֵׁ֥מַע שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה לְשֵׁ֣ם ה' וַתָּבֹ֥א לְנַסֹּת֖וֹ בְּחִידֽוֹת.
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