Queen of Sheba


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Queen of Sheba

sultry Biblical queen who visits Solomon. [O.T.: I Kings 10]
See: Beauty, Sensual
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An account of the Queen of Sheba, and of Queen Candace.
One of the most renowned is the Queen of Sheba, mentioned in Scripture, whom the natives call Nicaula or Macheda, and in their translation of the gospel, Nagista Azeb, which in their language is Queen of the South.
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I'm like the poor Queen of Sheba who lived in the Bible.
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Had the Queen of Sheba lived in the flat across the airshaft, Della would have let her hair hang out the window some day to dry just to depreciate Her Majesty's jewels and gifts.
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I cannot be imposed upon any more by that picture of the Queen of Sheba visiting Solomon.
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He looked wistfully on the velvet carpets, and the before unimagined splendors of mirrors, pictures, statues, and curtains, and, like the Queen of Sheba before Solomon, there was no more spirit in him.
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55pm WHEN the cast of the Royle family reunited for this special, The Queen of Sheba, fans were thrilled.
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The finalists in the Santacruzan as a beauty contest are: Reyna Banderada (Queen with a Banner); Reyna Mora (Muslim Queen); Reyna ng Saba (not the cooking banana, but the biblical Queen of Sheba who visited Solomon); Reyna Judit (the biblical Judith who killed Holofernes); Reyna Ester (the biblical Esther); and Cleopatra (not biblical but thrown into the stew for added flavor).
Beauty contests in PH
Spotlighted women include Abigail, Tamar, Joanna, Queen of Sheba, Peter's mother-in-law, Woman with the Alabaster Jar, Pontius Pilate's wife, the mother of James and John, and more.
Through Her Eyes
1975: The last descendant of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, died, aged 83.
ON THIS DAY
As the Ninevites listened to the word of the prophet Jonah, so the queen of Sheba traveled a great distance, with camels bearing spices, gold, and precious stones (cf 1 Kgs 10:1-10), to listen to the words of the wise king Solomon.
The demand for a saign
One of the most re-tweeted pictures was a selfie taken by HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed AlMaktoom behind the throne of Queen Bilquis, the Queen of Sheba.
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