The Kebra Nagast

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THE KEBRA
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The Queen of Sheba and Her Only' Son Menyelek
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E. A,. WALLIS
BUDGE
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The Quee of Sheba and Her Only Son Menyelek
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PUBLISH R'S PREFACE

About the Book "The KEBRA NAGAST, or th Ethiopia, has been in existe and contains the true history of kings in Ethiopia. It is reg the history of the conversion ofthe sun, moon, and stars t Book of the Glory of Kings of ce for at least a thousand years, of the origin of the Solomonic line rded as the ultimate authority on f the Ethiopians from the worship that ofthe Lord God of Israel." (Quote from moonchild.ch) About the Author E. A. Wallis Budge (1857 - 193 ) I'E.A. Wallis Budge was the urator of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities at the British M seum from 1894 to 1924. Along with his post at the British M seum, he was a Sometime Scholar of Christ's College, a schola at the University of Cambridge, Tyrwhitt, and a Hebrew Sch lar. Best known for his numerous translator works, Budge coli cted a large number of Coptic, Greek, Arabic, Syriac, Ethio ian, and Egyptian Papyri manuscripts. He was also involved in numerous archaeology digs in Egypt, Mesopotamia and the udan. Budge is perhaps best known of The Dead (also known a analyzing many of the practi and ritual. Of his written w oriented toward students 0 for translating The Egyptian Book The Papyrus of Ani), as well as es of Egyptian religion, language rks, Budge made the first books hieroglyphics. They consisted of
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translated te ts and hieroglyphs, as well as a complete dictionary of h eroglyphs, In addition, his published works cover areas of Egyp ian culture reaching from Egyptian religion, to Egyptian myth logy, and magical practices, Budge was knighted in 1920, He die November 23,1934 in London, England," (Quote tram mnsu.edu)
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CONTENTS
PUBLISHER'S PREFACE PREFACE TO TH E PRESENT EDITION PREFACE TOTHE FIRST EDITION INTRODUCTION THE GLORY OF KINGS CONCERNING THE GLORY OF KINGS CONCERNING THE GREATNESS OF KINGS CONCERN ING TH E KINGDOM OF ADAM CONCERN ING ENVy CONCERN ING TH E KINGDOM OF SETH CONCERN ING TH E SIN OF CAIN CONCERNING NOAH CONCERN ING TH E FLOOD
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CONCERN ING TH E COVENANT OF NOAH CONCERNING ZION 94 THE UNANIMOUS DECLARATION OFTHE THREE H NORED AND EIGHTH N ORTHODOX FATHERS CONCERNING CANAAN CONCERN ING ABRAHAM CONCERN ING TH E COVENANT OF ABRAHAM
91 92 93
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CONCERN ING ISAAC AND JACOB CONCERNING ROBEL (REUBEN) CONCERNING THE GLORY OF ZION HOW THE ORTHODOX FATHERS AND BISHOPS AG EED HOW THIS BOOK CAME TO BE FOUND CONCERNING THE DIVISION OFTHE EARTH CONCERN ING TH E QU HN OF TH E SOUTH CONCERNINGTAMR1N, HOW THE MERCHANT THE MERCHANT RETURNED TO ETHiOPiA
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HOW THE QUEEN MADE READY TO SETOUT ON H R JOURNEY
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HOW THE QUEEN CAME TO SOLOMON THE KING HOW THE KING HELD CONVERSE WITH THE QUEE
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CONCERNI NG TH E LABOURER HOW SOLOMON GAVE COMMANDMENTS CONCERNING THE THREE HUNDREDAND
TO THE Q EEN EIGHTEEN
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[PATRIARCHS] CONCERNING HOW KING SOLOMON SWORE TO THE
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CONCERNING THE SIGN WHICH SOLOMON GAVE THE QUEEN136 HOWTHE QUEEN BROUGHT FORTH AND CAME TO H R OWN COUNTRY 137 HOWTHE KING OF ETHIOPIA TRAVELLED 139 HOWTHE YOUNG MAN ARRIVED IN HIS MOTHER'S C UNTRY ................................................................................................. HOW KING SOLOMON SENT TO HIS SON THE COMM HIS ARMY HOW KING SOLOMON HELD INTERCOURSE WITH HIS ON 141 NDER OF 143 146
HOW SOLOMON ASKED HIS SON QUESTIONS 150 HOWTHE KING PLANNEDTO SEND AWAY HIS SON W TH THE CHILDREN OFTHE NOBLES HOW THEY MADE THE SON OF SOLOMON KING HOW ZADOK THE PRIESTGAVE COMMANDS TO DAVI ................................................................................................. CONCERNING THE BLESSING OF KINGS CONCERNING THE TEN COMMANDMENTS HOWTHE MEN OFTHE ARMY OF ISRAEL RECEIVED IT EIR] ORDERS 152 154 THE KING 156 158 161 165
HOW IT IS NOT A SEEMLYTHING TO REVILE THE KING l68 HOW THOSE WHO WERE SENT AWAY WEPT AND MA E A PLAN ................................................................................................. HOW THEY MADE A PLAN CONCERNING ZION CONCERNING THE OFFERING OF AZARyAS (AZARIAH) KING HOW TH EY CARRIED AWAY ZION HOW HIS FATHER BLESSED HIS SON HOWTHEY BADE FAREWELL TO HIS FATHER AND HO 170 173 NDTHE 175 176 177 THE CITY 179 THE 181 183 185 D 188
MOURNED HOW HE SAID UNTO ZAOOK THE PRIEST, "GO AND BING HOWZADOKTHE PRIEST DEPARTED
COVERING (OR, CLOTHING) WHICH IS UPON IT (I.E., Z ON)" HOWTHE WAGON WAS GIVEN TO ETHIOPIA HOW DAVID [THE KING OF ETHIOPIA] PROPHESIEDA SAWTED ZION
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HOW THE PEOPLE OF ETHIOPIA REJOI ED 191 OF THE RETURN OF ZADOK THE PRIES, AND THE GIVING OF THE GIFT 194 CONCERNINGTHE FALLOFZADOKTH PRIEST HOW SOLOMON ROSE UP TO SLAY TH M HOW THE KING QUESTIONEDAN PHARAOH 196 197
EGY TIAN, THE SERVANT OF 199
HOW SOLOMON LAM ENTED FOR ZIO 201 HOW SOLOMON RETURNED TO JERU LEM 207 CONCERNING THE ANSWER WHICH S LOMON MADE TO THEM ................................................................................................. HOW THE NOBLES OF ISRAELAGREED (WITH THE KING] HOW THE DAUGHTER OF PHARAOH S DUCED SOLOMON CONCERNING THE SIN OF SOLOMON CONCERN ING TH E PROPH ECYOF CHRI T CONCERNING THE LAMENTATION OF OLOMON CONCERN ING MARY, OU R LADY OF S LVATION CONCERNING THE QUESTION OF SOL MON HOW REHOBOAM REIGNED CONCERNING MARY, THE DAUGHTER F DAVID CONCERNING THE KING OF ROME (CONSTANTINOPLE) CONCERNING THE FIRSTJUDGMENT F 'ADRAMl, KING OF 243 244 246 247 253 255 211 213 215 218 219 222 226 231 234 238 239
ROME
CONCERN ING TH E KING OF M EDyAM CONCERN ING TH E KING OF BABYLON CONCERN ING LYING WITNESSES CONCERN ING TH E KING OF PERSiA CONCERN ING TH E KING OF MOAB
CONCERNING THE KING OF AMALEK 257 CONCERNING THE KING OF THE PHIU INES 258 HOW THE SON OF SAMSON SLEW THE SON OF THE KING OFTHE PHILISTINES CONCERNINGTHE GOING DOWN OF 261 BRAHAM INTO EGYPT 263
CONCERNING THE KING OF THE ISHM ELITES 267 CONCERNING THE KING OF ETHIOPIA NO HOW HE RETURNED TO HIS COUNTRY CONCERNING THE REJOICING OF QUE N MAKEDA HOW QUEEN MAK~DA MADE HER SO HOW THE NOBLES (OR GOVERNORS) OATH KING F ETHIOPIA TOOK THE 272 268 269 271
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HOW HE HIMSELF RELATED TO HIS MOTHER HOW THEY MADE H1M KING 276 HOWTHE QUEEN TALKED TOTHE CHILDREN OF ISRAEl. 279 HOW AZARIAH PRAISED THE QUEEN AND HER CITY 282 THIS IS WHAT YE SHALL EAT: THE CLEAN AND THE UNCL AN .286 HOW THEY RENEWED THE KINGDOM OF DAVID HOWTHE MEN OF ROME DESTROYED THE FAITH 290 292
THE FIRST WAR OFTHE KING OF ETHIOPIA 294 HOWTHE HONOURABLE ESTATE OFTHE KING OF ETHIO IA WAS UNIVERSALLY ACCEPTED 297 CONCERNING THE PROPHECYABOUT CHRIST CONCERNING THE MURMURING OF ISRAEL 301 306
CONCERNING THE ROD OF MOSES AND THE ROD OF AA ON.309 CONCERNING THE TWO SERVANTS 315 CONCERNING THE ANGELS WHO REBELLED CONCERNING HIM THAT EXISTETH IN EVERYTHING AND EVERYWHERE CONCERNING THE BEGINNING CONCERNING THE HORNS OF THE ALTAR 317 323 325 329
MORE CONCERNING THE ARK AND THE TALK OFTHE WI KED331 CONCERNING THE BELIEF OF ABRAHAM 335 A PROPHECY CONCERNING THE COMING OF CHRIST CONCERNING HIS ENTRANCE INTO JERUSALEM IN GLOR CONCERNI NG TH E WICKEDNESS OF TH E IN IQUITOUS JE S CONCERNING HIS CRUCIFIXION CONCERNING HIS RESURRECTION CONCERNING HIS ASCENSION AND HIS SECOND COMIN 336 345 348 351 354 355
HOWTHE PROPHETS FORESHADOWED HIM IN THEIR PE SONS ................................................................................................. 358 CONCERNING THE CHARIOT ANDTHE VANQUISHER OF HE ENEMY 361 CONCERNING THE RETURN OF ZION CONCERNING THE JUDGEMENT OF ISRAEL 364 365
CONCERNING THE CHARIOT OF ETHIOPIA 367 CONCERNING THE KING OF ROME AND THE KING OF ET IOPIA ................................................................................................. COLOPHON ENDNOTES 368 371 373
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PREFACE TO THE PRE ENT EDITION

H ENthe English translation of the "Book of the Glory of Kings" appeared in 19 2 it received a generous welcome from the gentle en of the Press, and the approval of it by the public generally as shown by the fact that within two months from the day of publication a reprint was called for, The amusing and interesting character of the book which piles up fancy tales, fables, I gends, folk-lore, dogma, mysticism and pious remarks on a su stratum of historical fact was frankly admitted by all the revi wers, but a few of them raised the question of the historicity f the Book of the Glory of Kings. It must be said at once that we hall never know whether the queen who visited SOLOMON w s a pure-blooded ABYSSINIAN or an Arab queen from YAMAN or HADRAMAUT or some other part of the great Arabian penin ula. But the tradition that some "Queen of the South" did visit OLaMON is so old and so widespread, that a kernel of historical fact, however small, must be hidden somewhere in it. It would at surprise me if SIDNEY SMITH or C. J. GADD one day published in the great Corpus of cuneiform texts from the tablets in the BRITISH MUSEUM a Sumerian or Babylonian inscription telling how some great queen from latter-day INDIA paid a vi it to a king of one of the city states like ETANA,or MESANNIPA DA or the great SARGON of AGADE, to be instructed in the wis om and civilization of his day. The story of such a visit would be noised abroad among the nations around by the caravan men, nd the scribes of the day would incorporate it in their histori al romances. It is quite possible that the story of SOLOMON and the Queen of SHEBAis based upon one which is far older. Something like this has actually happened with the history f GILGAMISH,l a king of
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URUK, in t e Ethiopic history of the exploits of ALEXANDERTHE GREAT. In he latter work the scribe tells us how the Macedonian king ought for the waters of life, and how he made his way th rou h inpenetrable forests and arrived at the sea of the waters of eath,! and how he tried to fly up into heaven/ &c., all of whic is described in the Epic of GllGAMISH, the prototype of Al XANDERto the scribe. The meeting of GllGAMISH with SIDU I the "SABITU" i.e. "inn-keeper" or "ale-wife" finds its counterpa in the meeting of ALEXANDER with ~UNDA~A (CANDACE the queen of ETHIOPIA,which country, by the way, AlEXANDE never invaded. ALEXANDERfound such favour with ~UNDAI<A hat she invited him to her private apartments and bed with him. The beauty of I<UNDA~ overcame just as the bea uty of MAI<EDA overcame SOLOMON, and t is possible that GILGAMISHfell a victim to the "alewife". The object of the Ethiopian scribe, ancient or modern, was to m ke a "good story", and he never allowed facts, or anachronis s, or names of persons or places, or even possibility or probabil ty to hamper him. The next q estion is, How far are the ABYSSINIANSjustified in claiming d finite kinship with the SEMITES?In dealing with this question t e following facts must be considered. There is little doubt the boriginal inhabitants of ABYSSINIAwere negroes or negroids ho came from the valley of the NILE.At a very early period, w lch must be called prehistoric, tribes and peoples who lived n the western side of the peninsula of ARABIA made their way cross the sea from ASIA into AFRICA in the south at some plac like BAB-Al-MANDAB and in the north at some place in t e peninsula of SINAI. In this way the influence of Asiatic pe pies entered ABYSSINIA. later a section of the HAMITES, hose language was akin to that of the LIBYANS, BERBERS, nd EGYPTIANS,brought into ABYSSINIA a language which for onvenience we may call "Ethiopic" though its more
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correct name is "Kushite". The translators of the Bible into "Ethiopic" identified, quite incorrectly, ABYSSINIA with KOSH, the Hebrew name for the country which we now call NUBIA. Owing to the intermingling of SEMITESand HAMITES a Semitic element entered the Hamitic language at a very early period. The northern part of ABYSSINIA, that is, the mountainous section of it, became the principal settlement of the SEMITES, who are known as the "AGAW", and from them were probably descended many ofthe FALASHAS "Abyssinian Jews". or In the eleventh or tenth century before CHRIST a further invasion of ABYSSINIAby Asiatic SEMITEStook place, and it was they who taught the Abyssinians the elements of civilization. The principal tribe of the invaders was called "I:iABASHA", and they came from YAMAN in western SOUTHARABIA. They gave the name of "MABESH" to this part of AFRICA in which they settled, and it is from this that the modern name of "ABYSSINIA" is derived. The immigration of SEMITES from ASIA went on steadily during the following centuries, and the newcomers introduced the writing which was current at that time in ARABIA, and trades, arts and crafts. Two or three centuries before the Christian era they succeeded in forming a kingdom, the capital of which was 'AKSOM. The SEMITESwho settled in Upper, Middle, and Lower ABYSSINIA became merchants and traders, and of such trade and commerce as existed at that time they were the originators and organizers. The SEMITES who settled in and about 'AKSOM were known as the "'AG 'AZlyAN", i.e. the "free", and the language they spoke is called "GE'EZ", now frequently called "ETHIOPIC". From this is derived the modern language of TIGRAY called "TIGRII\IA". The language of he SEMITES in Middle and Lower ABYSSINIA is known as '''AMARII\IA'' or "AMHARIC" .The Abyssinians at that period had no literature.
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end h aH ot
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aut" mity u der CAND a man of IOPIA- (
that queen rule t ney rende d ttl at na b:xxvi i. 4). tricrty ~pea
wh I ch
HA B ESH s di'Sl i ked and thougt1 In the mod to be fou n r the pre-s.e SHIYV", for him it is Aby~sin ia n h rlsna n g.a and a new I ratu reo
As Ch ristia .an.c5try '5i:<th .a nd
rn Amha ri diet 10 rle s HA BASH t-day nati e tl at to be ca lied f!gard@d:a an abu We epithet,
ned a
new
ation
I ria me • .3 n
ity spread
the kings;
e th Irteen Du ring th is pe nod rna Iin@ ra ign ,.a nd a masters 0 ET1-i 10PIA appea red membe r
&
a of t ha 50 mon ic in the period betw en the gained grou nd eve here. were ot of the So m ca II d ttU! zAGU 30 ye I"S. At len.gt there on Ie Ine ca II ed VE UENO
xp@lled th '. In retu
tha i
rAMLAK (1 70-85) in S OA.. and w tl the
Nm
ha
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for
elp
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VEKU eN 0 t M LA K agre d to give t the C u rch one-th i of the reven ues ni'S ki "8do • and tl if,. 'S ecesso 1'1 ave, 0 n tne who ler followed hi sxample. A,; rsga res tl e press nt be said. In the fi rst e ition of e Que n of she ba Ittt e need t ran lation of ttl e KEB RA
t he Kings; f ET HIOP
t is he Ip of t h
of sa int.
a II \lowe Is she ) there

me photogra p
ied from
Et ni
h, .a nd @i,gnte@ d we re a II of a to the Book
DY ME:UX PLIbli
s, both vlg ne a nusa'ipts. of We of Han n a tn
we re 31 plates cent ,repro ucticn 5 of colou red iII pic rna uscrlets of the sj th centu -e-50. The- 5[@0E!'5 a nd su eli,sious aracter, but ha d no s the G ory of Kin.gs, 10 r st iUustr t ions. Not njng in a sys,t e-ns of h iopia n Art had bean ed the elou red faC'§:imileos of es and II p.a8e~, from he heM ira les of t ne 'V irgin Ma mot her of the Virgl n, and the added he.31 plates of .llust r
i ing
ra-
e tn.
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ru
e great MA~LA
ea of the cha ra r be forgotten ige no!"!S, for it i u pc n h p.aI inting'50 whi ETH 10 I by FRANCISCO wt1 0 is mmon Iy called 4 of ZAR A'~08 (A.D. 14 wit h ttl iew of co nlJert I fa meu a lithe Fra n k II wh I debates wit h king d. vered th at he rk at pa I.,t 1"8 Phim to the d1u rehes, hung u (A.D. 146g...78) MARY hich exasperat CI-iRI tt1e Vi i hold ing t he Cni Europe ut the ABYSSI dishonour", .a n "hand This: th ing r~f ... ed to p s king th er of nat ttl e berre h we r!!: I BRAN e Fran 6-68). T the pe by tne BA Gi
Collection n
the:y would give the hiop lan a rt gene fa Ily. rt represented 0 n t he directly from or is @)(ecuted for the ki n -lEO N E. a Venetl an •. He flo urisbed in ttle ~ monk came to AB p Ie to Ctl rlrtia n ltv. an em man d of the king, RGiS 00 th e f.a ith. Wh n he r as well as a mon k, e set u res of ur Lady and the s:aints t be nd it wa ne who pa inte cI for 8 @ pittu of tha Virgin a nd thethe A YSSINiANS. He repre 0., her eft a rm a s was custom ANS re (I rded the left ha.,d t n@y w ted to d !!5troy tha pi rmit. an it w.a s hu ng in the •A R
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until the th i rd
t kat ye.iJ r the GA t he priests, and ttl e p

remains of BA'-=: A SUNOAY, AUGU
MA
same na me in the [R, a n there It re maine-d HEOPILUS (A.D. 1709). In ded t thu rch, a nd killed in eenta i ning the
2],
n gi e rf! read i ngs of twoO r three ss es h and a few refe re ces ad ed, T W r KEBRA NAGAST I betieve to be im t k~ lack of matei:il L We. r the 0 rigina I form the end of t im p0'S'5ible to .a gn cat to t e have been mad e in Copt ,Ara ic. many of the Ieee ds re p dud in .able at present, nd the un.au h ori gene ranens of rl bes nnot wit 'WOuld be very in re!i1in to Ie w vowels sh ort] be n to polit cal the source of th invinci i lity th of the British >::ped iti d istu rbed ttl e ir qua ni t k~mselves by m@m Tl1EODO RE, who wa'S a er a I eve rywhere he Ip d the B Itisn the usu rper sma hed. H d ttl e.xped ition wou I havs bel!!! d iff n showed how th A B N IA S f:uropean s;oklle fie r{, passio nate
to the: Equ.ator.
n j n th p rc.cr ve bee e the r ss i ble

x pact t
fir.t edition of the ally u n.illtl!!! ed. The r ,I hope, imp ra.ved. e rary h i'rtOry of the t p rase nr, owing to
find
(l
ut wn:ilt was;
e Quee of SI-I ERA, a nd it is ioU'i re nsions of It wh Ich nd Ett1 i pic. The so urees of ha grs eel add ions made to it by certa I tv be Identified. It hen ttl KEIIRA NAGAST (a II unpo nt, and rega rded as; ABYSS NIANS. The succe ss .: Nf: L NAPI f:R in 1868
tney comforted
d i rsctad against an im stor, The native~ beca us they wis;hed to see n host Ie ttl e res ult of the e. battle of ADWA I with an .a rrny of SINIA" ls now the OPIA fro m IAKSOM
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co nta I 5 a com plete Engll'!ih tra ns la ion of the
hiopia work The "KEBRA NAGAS " i.e. the ETH 10 PIA] II _ TI1 is wor has bee n
"GICI ry f he Kin [of held in p~cu Ii r one ur n ABY"S5IN IA fur sev@ral cen
ries, an d
t hrc gh o ut t h t cou It has been. and still 1"-'1 \I~ rated by the ople .a s c nta in in t ne fi nal p roof of the ir de nt fro m the ebrew P arcbs, nd of tI1 e kins ni p of their Wi of the
the eck. bot ith CH R 5i, the Son of God. The im r th ~ ~ng~and the peop le of AB Y the I eft .r ttl at King JOH N of ETH lOP NVI LL i" August 1S72. Th eking Kive ra ~ ust' wh ich contains th II!
IA. and the names of the SHOW6 [I ,Chjek].
is a
and t1 urches, d Provi ees are in t his book. I pray y u find out who ., as got t is boo k. d ss nd it to me, for in my U"try my
I@ will n The il'5t 5 um pu b ~hed by d by his
pt!O
b~y m ords rs without it. I' (~ infr • p. xxxv). of th conte nts of th e KEBRA Twas
E as r boac as 18-13, but litt Ie in k 0 wn~t bald precis. A" d, in ~prte of EZO to, and HUGU ES LE ROUX, tha i era ct I ally ...n k noWl"l to the genera
0
erest
was
e la beu rs
nten ts of
reade r in
Eng nd, It is pas: s will be
rtu nrty fo
The
the translst ion given in th following f LI~e 0 tho..,e who have not th time or en.lsing he Ethiopic oriB inat is a great store hcu se of I h mor cal and some .of a p urel
fro ttl e Old Testame nt
d tha
nds and to Ik-lore
an d ttl elate
~b inie wril;i
a nd f
m Egypt~ n (both ~gan ~nd
tuistian)r
1
Arabia n, and Ethi com p ilaticn .i3 nd it sou I"( S. Of tne early histc aker, a of its '5oU bsaqu ant I!!!
know n oth ing, but h prin ci pa groundwork of it-s, ea rl was ttl !! trad itions t at we r curra nt in SVRIA, P ARAB IA. and EGY Ch ri~ la n era. Wei du ring 1:
OllLMANN. TRUM , tak ing into accou nt t

me
that we -sh.an n
I g ca reru ENBE @ fln:l ba

fa r
of the e arlle ~ for

A, D. Its tompile r u se-d Wl!!r@ writings
the KEB rc
firit fou r ce ntu rie of t e tv a II th at has bee n w _ en y G, WRIGHTr and BEZ LD, a d liti@'§. of the- matte-r, it ng if we assign t he co NAGAST to the s Ixt
Copt le priest, for the pted by the Ccpti
ba bly
.at 'IN@f@ eca
Whether
he lived i E
PT. or n AKSOM, or in some

little,
her p rt
of ETHIOPIA matt Ethiopic MSS- of t

Coptic. succeed ing wideojpre ad conqu e Coptic text was j n
In the
t the co lophon s of th EBRA N GAST suggest t nat he

b
as a resu M MAD a nd his KHAL i

probably
it, chi@fly from Ara ic urces.;jIst of all tt,.'50 Arab ic ve tra nslated into Et hi lc, .and p poe r n.a roes underwen tra n'Sformat Ion s Inn preces Accord Ing to the colo th e MSS. in t ne B ISH MU UM. OXfORD, and P m t ha Coptic in ttl I!!! 40 of meKY·. when AS~L. common Iy k LALiBALA, W4]-s, re ig i g 0\I'e r E H IOPIA, i. e. bet'We n and 1344. And t h sa me au horhies 'ia¥ thi1lt the tra aslatlon was d SLi bseq e ntly by one ISAAC, n otn i ng is knewn sa that n was an e nth usiastic vision ary .a nd patri . Hi!f kn ledge of historv a nd en was defective, an h is com .1 rative ph ilologv is peeu Ijar. even fo r t e nod in h k:h he live d.
d U ri"g the process
de
u ..... *:-. '- ..~-
ntinued to reig
ian'S ...nc:ler the
02(110F~~~
I
expla n it. W
pho n, nat he wen de Arabic: vers ie of tf1 e
m the firs,t seeric n of tne had n !!glerted to 1'1 ave Sf t ran slated into the
ata, and why rABU'Lr'IZZ bic tra nsladc n fro m the
s to g
r bic tra . n i ng, slatie n a Pp!!Elf@ wni lst t 5 the BAA N TW
to Eth io pic alse, In the ,he remi nd s us ttl at the @ zAGUE ki n.gs 'lfll@J"e still 5 written to glo rify the
and tra nslaters regarded
I monic: ine of "ngSi,.and it~ ed tto

acu la r wh i lst
z.8..G UE kings n t on ty" a n on-I'SR ELITES, b~t as ~ranS8resof th Law" r h@ ap pe rEI nee 0 .a t riln slat ion ot it in the
e
zAG U
we d
the t
were st' I on the th rene wou lei be de-ad1 f Its producers, a nd the
pass
erat Lire Ieg~nd 1:0 1he efl~ct that laced in h is body a II Pea rI ", wh ictl the bod ies of a series of
n@aft r th@ oth r, unt il t e appointsd time when it
r ttl e
ody
of.
NNA.. ~ a d form the su bstan ce of
r tl'1 VIRGIN MARY, ow this "Pearl" passed body of SO La ON,.a n a ncestor of CH RIST. and 1ST an MEm Lf:K the on of LOMON by the Queen of H BA. w re son of SOL MON, a aecc rd ing to io pian ut CH RIST W.i3S the Son of , a nd, he rem e, be ing he kin-s an of CH RIST. M EN'fE lEK dtvin . An d ISAAC teEth io ia n, hold ing th is view, a nta ins i rhe K BRA NAG 5T that he kings of ETHlOP IA whe of d ivin I!!! origin, .iI nd tnat
Etn
s.
origin is very old, a n
k.ngs in ETHIOPLA, the

it.i3
ppears to 1'1 ave been
02(110F~~~
14
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..
indi,ge no us. Al:.c rd ing t

PAPYRU 5 in BE: N,
due
in EGVPT were t e sons dytl arty eve ry k i EGYPT states in

befc r!!: he
Will§.
depo~~ted In his his f.at her, So (etta ~n those Iy 'We re d acla re d his substance. areh nett SEN M THEBESr there is 'S!!:~ campil ny i n
~.ATSI1 EPSUT
re
inscri ption
0n
.a
ele at
kl ng, -;.ay.,: "I am hV fath t ny me mbe rs a re from ttl of tt'.e RAM, ttl lord mother"
02(110F~~~
s
A tho ss nd years; later a story
.a rose
ALEXA and A forwa j~ the EGY n aces
0 ER THE E)(AN DE R I th ~ to rt sen of A ANS must ary for t h ALEXA 0 ER as hi

AI-! in the
REAT w.a s t he son 0 tOU nci 110 pro mpt rs; nes of the i r lord. If, EN. he r.; the lawfu acknowledge him ir pl.lrpo-s:e th at SCI n, .a nd they th ~...,....-..,.
Ibya n
00ege rt .
ect that of ~GYPT, ge of it to

LEXANDER • and the
of
a nd
AME N of L IBYA.
e god adm
itted tha
AM EN a ecepted th lieved that the holy
ALEXA 0 ER'S vei .,; a nd as a 1"5L11t h • South an d the N r1h. an d Gove mor wit no t ~rikj n.B blow. Th e n at!\lle n e.g. ttl PSEU DO LUSTI1 EN ES. deela BUS II, tI'1I!! 1:iI'5tna we !r.:ing of EGYPTr 11 MAC E N, whe he esta blished hi beea e acq ua I d with Quee n OL If out fr m him if h r husband, PHILIP, i
An int m:ilCY spra g up bl!!!tw@en NEC and h
.a ppe ared
LEXANOE
0 the II ueen on ~ ni
AMEN of lIB"IA.,
rrayed
begot
of AM N to AL OER ~ HUJL·~R
In all the a TH E GREAT. Trad rt

i1 nd
NDER,
:iIncient
EN~, i.e-.
(I-
2010 F~~
'INW'rN.
r~~jJ(I~-II'i-
two horns ~• a title t ha tra

EN. liSe p~J bu I"
fj
he was; to he r 'S ·Heawnly ZIO ~ e obtained dai
great god he king vi~ited it fo .. forgive n red fig ure. T e

!!!
ad to
ni1'11f!
ays ttl e ark w 'S the arks; of t e
tha ark .and sea
tne",e
god,Th
.......... I'V'I
himsa H in t e
.a perged, PlANK
I a"d nood the e
02(110F~~
11
e broke t h sea t drew tf1e ed u po n t e face of AA. Ha
tl1rew
0 pen
th t and
adored the M
oats he d r w togeth er the 00 and ~aled th In ttl is way PIAN I(HI was ret gn ed by RA as th , It is not lea.. wnet"e r it w s fig ure of RA or
upon.
with
gods,
tf1e a
stone, t k~ symbol of t ha .a nv of the acred arks of E t on Iy obje ",ym bolic of th eenta ined oltions of the b
od min
wh id1 PIAN KHI the te mple-.;
P c:ontai ned no f'
dy
th is godr~d
.a nd
stole f
copy of that
that in
earrtag
T:ilbern
tradltl that re times.
02(110F~~~
l' ..... *:-. '- ..~In
the s hort introd uct ion that

GAST.
t ne litera ry h istory (If the KEB

t ke
.a uthoritias 0 n the subjE!ct, ;i n its co ntents in na rratlve form it d lscussicn of every portion of t e origina I teitts of tne aut noritie u se nbe, wou Id fi II ;i not ha r vol m p.a per, an d bi nd ing is; r.ow se such a book has been a ba ndo ed A translat on of he DA.VID wa tra n
ra bi
book, are ta ken from

t key
eth Klpic
ca the re I ig nd t 1: he sam an designs ar a II (If the n t @ KEBRA
'Show ;is noth ing @Is@ t rad itions of 1: he ETHIOPIANS, as exa meles of the drawings. ill ustratecl t heir rna nu scri pts. N @v@nt'5 dascribad or rete rred to
19
, The Ma n Ll5cripts of uro pe, The La be urs RIG I-IT. ZOTE N BERG..a RANVILLE. Date of Co iopia n Work. aased 0
h ~ KcBRA NAGA and t Ir A of BRUCE, Dill N N, PRE d BEZOl D, K i"g J 1-1 N 'S pilatfon of the f BRA Cop~c and Ara b I &c. lory of
[of
HIOPIAI, has b!!:e n h Id in the
h igh@"St I!!st@!!:m and
roughoLit the lengt had brea dth of AS ars at least .a nd eve n e-e it i$ b€'li an i" that COI.I"try to ontai" the true hl !!: Soloma n ic Iine of ki gs in ETH lOP IA,.a na I authority .0 n the h story of the con IANS from the 1NOrst1 ip of the su n, moon e Lord God of ISM n.
av
IN IA f r a th d by ry e tory of e d is r@ 1'5 Ion
been nknown in Europe un "tu ry. when scholars

I'
PR ESTER
JOH N ~
enth ntry I$CO g of

the
LVAREZ. chaplain to Ft1'UGA l. sent to lade...., hip of DON RO lIett ion of eeeu me n a nn '=1"'5 a nd customs rtuguese of the ha b so Sere n issi me DAV I
the
REI
the i di
e del suo p.a

;jIles.e); 6 a nd in hi
'INW'rN.
~~jJ(I~_II'i-
20
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..
fl
Indias (COIMBRAr 1540), and his (ANVERS lSS7r SAR SSE. IS
de las eosas d
TOLEDO
jopi a
aceo un t wa s great
tv amp jed. ~
1 gg) t his
In the ti rst qu arte r of t ~ $ixte n pu blish ed .,;.0 me tradrt 10 s a beut M~NYELEK er M~ N v~L1K, erived fu rt he r informal: ion on t @ su bj pri~U MANO EL ALME 10 (1580Et njopla, wnich does n e"tirety MANCE L A LM ETH 10 PIA. din d ha d ab ndant KEBRA NAGAST at firit and, a n is va Iua ble work. Hlos; roth r, APO U AR E b eeu ntry as a rntssicna ry and W s, with stoned to death in TIGFtE
I
to
Still fu ller information a ut ttl e wa s su pphed by F B:ALT AlAR

I
ot th@ Histo ria g!!!nera I d
nella
0 bra
ra m
.0$
Ettl iop pad res da Com
ral
..Ethiop lea, wh ich was pu pretty certa in that he ha NAGAST as a whele. Th as fubu leus, ne was pre p as to the great raputa enjoyed in ABYSSIN IA.
irnes i" "is N ORT in 168
Hi b
ria
no first h d k owl~c:lg~ of 1 e gh he rei e much of its co ents red to pt t e statern ent f T LLEZ 'on opu I rity wh ich @ book
0210F~~~
ORIUS pu bl is lopk t XI: of Chapters tra 'Solation. t ha ited fro the manuscri KE RA NAGAST 39 ). IN njch L E:PSI d from DOMIN he KONIGLIC
Latin
u ..... *:-. '- ..~MS. of the E8RA n in the
for the first time t h kes the Ki n.g of FTH 0 PIA to a escen d~nt of SOLOM 0 N ~i n.g of ISRAEL, by ~K~ D~. h Q een of t A2. EB. w no is be r known n of SHE I., Aug~~.
BRITISH M U
r of praetorl us made k no of he eth iopia n legend that
n d were
desc ribed very
u IIv
oil nd
ta Iogue of the Et htoplc M
. Ir. the
i(xiv, pp, 6- 4-615. I oil S the fate of a rie nta I 81 .1 fine man u.,;cript s wri e n in th e re lgn of 'IVA t A. D. 168l~1706. 0 retu rn AS SSINIA. and ttl is. ca me .a t in the following nne r. 0 0 ug. r 1872, Pri nee KA5A. ., 0 was su bseq UIE ntl crown OJ ing JOHN IV. wrote to Ea I GRANVI LL.: t hus: An d n I have a r.ot her ttl InB to plain to yo u: that ttl re was.a P u ealied QU RATA ReZOO. h leh is a Piau re of 0 r lord a Sa iou r JESUS CHRIST, iii nd s to u nd witt! many ks at GO LA by th ~ English. Ttl i'i Pi TH 1::000 RE ON AR to MAGDALA. and it now in Engla nd; aU Pi urn is gold, a nd ttl e mist of it coloured. •A,ga I n the NAGAST).w t ke na mes ls a boo
77.1.3 No. eCOlci. p. 297. a orge n la nd ist ken Ge~lI!i
. Cniekl. en urehes, a nd P k. I pra yuill find out who ha 5 got thi me. for in mv LI rttrv my people will not orders. wittl ut iti'.
bey my
01
.iI copy of th is k!tti!!!r wa es decided to gra nt U scri pt was restored to im 'S letter proves: th.at ve g e KEBRA NAGAST by t nd t1aff of the n i neteent te ch @nvoy from the P r!!: ide VEL E:KII, t:: ing of ETH IOPI w was 'StaVlng, 11'11 order to rmiSiSiion to rran slate @'5t: to M ENYEL E.I( II pI! I"!i E ROUX: tran'§:lates: rbus: ., d pas seu Ie me nt avec: sr vous pa rlez est la fie raur, j usq u' au p~ us vr iM, tOll s Ie'S EthiopieM se It d ans la langu e fran ea que nous awns da ns Ie on
TISH MUS E.U n 14.at impo nlopl an tu ry. M.

(1
t"e
req uest, a"d the

emb~rr 18.72. King
nee was atta h ed

ple5, eve n I the UGU E'S LE RO X. a
of ttl
I!
nt to AD
the k i
n.c
rlpt a nd to 0 Havi"g mad

d@ a reply,
...is d'avi'!i. u'un peuple es, ma I", ec "S.eS livres. e ee Roy u me, Oepuis moj, soldat q i I"I\aI rche da n 1@5 nt h ~ u re que ce liv solt po rte Ii des; e- Ai nsi I'
ours de Die IJ ne nous a Y ., eus attaq ua ie nt". Tne 01 U scri pt was to be: f@t[" ko; tried 1:0 keep it on the na n a week it was place ha rei Iy beHelle nis eyes Ha n orad on th I! last fol i t ned to the king of ETHIO IA SH MUSEU M, Dec. 14th 18 ria" 41, M LE ROUX '5iays: I II n' r@qu e jf! tena is da ns m oir~ de la Reine de Sa es d' Ett1 io pie con 5idere t c
r
_ng deserl wo rds, ord er of 2. J. WI NT avait plu
ed tne ma n U 'T" is volu I'll@: he 'rrustees R JON ES, Prin de doute pes
ript w.a 5 the Ipal
ible:
s et
de Sa 10 on. q Lie N~
mme Ie p u.,; a ud1e ntiq u de
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~~~
" ""4
.....*:-. ~-
...
ava it e ne scus son 0 il solda angla is :ava i@ nt @ rendlt ~ l'Emper~gr Je n

tenee, Ie mat In d u Jo r
teute ceUes qui circu I et da s Ie'§. monastete
;jJ
Mat1 d
tes,
ce lui
qu-e
a tri@nd KEBRA
M. lE
NAG
@v@ral of
du e
COg
rse
pu
Th@ IogU@'5. of the PARI S wi'! id'l ha d bee ZOTE 8 ERG. su pplled centa ts of the K E B RA
$. in
)(!=OFtD, l
NOON
i3I nd
by DI lMANN, ill of nformatlo n a bout the
uch
navoida
b Ie delay th is
- ent it d Kebra
m.a n uscrits
•t hiop i@nsr
dest
ttl irteenth eentury; if nioplc rna uscript in be n rea!ly good reason for 10 th
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text
the b
o his edition
of
t:t1
greater p.a t1is printed not of gre

Cod ices of or ca rele rs presents priests an d t:t1!! English from it.
~ BRITISH MUSEU
im ertanee, i" fact (IS S the ha t:: EIRA NAGAST, they re d u ni!dlv to h@haste ess or f.at i.g Lie of the be A~ BEZO 0 'S text he EBRA NAGAST in t e for that the t1io pian sui es tlave ton sidered autl'10 - ative, I h ve m a de tr.a n atl on wh id1 is pri ted in eofollow g pages;
'Sen
the
rrnation a bout th
mpil ation -0 r the
com ittle' w
nde r wt1 ic h It was compl n enola r who had rs d the
Wi1S
comp
Solomonic: ETHIOPIA
urteent centu ry. d to thin that IItt of tha so-cs II !!d after the hrc ne of Y~KONO JAMLAK,
te,
The
V 'A.BU ' ~41ZZ and uri n.g th re lgn of

GAB RA en A. D. 3:14;jJnd
(I-
2010 F~~
'INW'rN.
r~~jJ(I~-II'i-
fl
GEORGE
'5t:iltemertt5 are elsa r e
MAN N did not be Iiev
DOl
rrat iv!!, .a
stated th
arch etype I it would n
careful ~ t he work i
A
dy
0
of the E "gl ish.

0
staternents n the Colop
is q u it.P= P
t he book
t ranslation,
ib Ie that in ' as t ranslat
ibrary at
proba b Iy @n
$1: ribes in t e va rio Lis t heir way i 0 ETHIOPI
principa I th me of the
A fr m SOLO MON. King of I

" e@n of thl!!! uth, or the ~Queen of SHEB
'S Li!!! rta
in Iv
we I k"ow" in ET lOP A for cent urKl's before th e K B
NAGAST
e So lome nic: lin e of kin over ETH PIA until that ",-,ome what
EFt or JUDI H a some call he rr succeed sessec the r ears (A.D.

nts of the
NS in the
@Vi!!!
te nth, eleve
hss an d the ir Iibm ries

r, be sure that ttl I!!! i nee of SHOA during t n aged to preserve ch ron ems ttl at eonta ined the
p.a of he Colophon mention..,. r U tl-FARAJ as bei n eonce m ed wit h tran slat i

second E
U rL~'IZZ and
is
opia n tra nsl tor, pic. In aos r t ST appea du bvilaus t nat t ~ P
bock into rendy the a'jk why they did not t s te it into this questlon he ~avs h t the KE"BRA -ng the peri od of the ~G r Ie r wnen H: blkation of :iI ny work tha u pn ned the
18
.....::" '-
..
fl
elarns
ption, and US!!!! tha d e refo re it is fairly te @xistad n Ara bit: in me for centu ri of th ~ zAG t rule, .3 n mu Iti people", of it i Ett1 iopjc of So 10 0 n.ic kings in the days 12&51, e Ethiopic w
t
SEVON) ~nthe first
ne sa m
state as it
h
ISAAC u nfo rt un at good g unds for

KEBFtA AGAST to hi
w.asthe devote compa n i on YAM HA N AN 0 RE • PH I LIp, and MAI:iAR1·1 B.

hav!! been
nd n
ith-
the
(I-
(110 ~~~
I
NOCI-!". t KOF ALEI p e CLEMENT- ( l.e, th othe r af the Virgi Mien of I~IAH"J orks. we have Ion RY THAU MA TU
Patriarrh length. The obj the KEB
the "lnstructlo the ~LfME:NT Ma ry~r t he ~Bel c. Side by 'Side sections in wh i US. to TIMOTH RI L a r@qu oted
the
b uikl i n.g h ios, Temp
ZiON Wi1!i e f H olies, a nd from it Gad made kn vk,lted the re mp I . It W35 at aII ti
iO
..... *:-. '- ~-
..
to
e the
God Aim ig hty and ttl e
ON reac ned the e'
ith mercha nts fro south of PALEST!N cants.ja nd 'ttl!! sp ices. a n .3nd at er obj eets vi wh i he decora ted th and nis own alace, a nd en ttl Ir ca ravan s ret\.! rn the serva nts de'5Cribed to ager Ii eners the great t ke King of 15 El was ca 'ng ou in J [RU'SAL EM. A ma rs, or lade 1"5, of the e ca ra 3M W3!; one TAM ma aged t he bu Siin€"$'5 afbi of a uee n of the So~t Ara 1I"8ALKls". a d Etnj pian writers IIM.8.1( @r of th sa name's i5 ancia r .and it is very d r repre nts ina ny "i the rue name .of the n. It is d ubtful a ko if.,;t, e s an Ettl iopia n, an probab t hat her he e w.a 5 HE8H A. or SABA. in t e sout n- @Sl of AM Bl • A'S s e WOI'5. .a wors" ipp su n she w.a s ('(I ba bty a pri cess a 0 ng th ~ SABAEAN oth r 1'1 and. er a neestors may h ve be en merely AR BIA. (I nd some of tne of !, iopia" origin. T N that she '§. a ry beau tifu I, bri ma n, but t~1 Lis n h ing, a boLrt: he r 0)( FORD (see DILL NN, cata 108~s Bi bl five icing'S,re· ned i ETH lOP IA before vi l. ARAW I 4 V@i3Ir'50. NG B6 2 A yea rs, Glf DU R 1 SIE ADO 50 ea rs, and KA NASV 1 yea r. It these k i ed her an esee rs she pro bly a native of sem count he we-ste n shore of t e REO SEA, Be this as it ay. sh h dIVe n ;iI woma n grea!! nte-rp ri5@ and i nt lig~nt: , .3Ying, he rei wh at TAM IN. the ca pta in of her ea ra M. ha her abo t SOLOMe N' wis.do • -s;he dete rm Ined go t
ds an d '51: nes, a nd t ha
nss of d ifficu It q u roo ns t nat
LEM, sh~ Iod N prepared to r h req u oppon~ n nversl ng with th she s whim t he he was im presse s ot h is pI! on,.in with pi@ty a nd ve nee of h s speee , wh lch he utre I a d sym path etj voice, he spent severs LE st King's uestr ado ne night afte r
ad
in the
r, and King. with em,
she The the and
in a low,
months I., great and uet wh ich 0 lO M N g,aveto the no blas of his ~r hono~ r, he too her to wife. W h n MAKEoA eo wa~ witn h lid, sh LOMO N, II;! ived fro g as a toke n. 'She turned to u try, where @ r 'SOn E NY E U~:K. or ME YELh:, was c pic literat re this: "§;O n is often eaII d WALDA".,;,0 n .of th a nil (SOLOMON I or'~ BNA YNA-lEI:'IK N Al-I:iAKiM, or the son of rea cned es rly n hood he to see his fathe SO LO MON Wi:l5 50 great th t at Ie ngth , and his i MaN had given h r, and sent tI'I~ ring w RiN. On hi~ arr al at GAzA nder the c the city a neve recog nized keness to OlOMO • .i3 nd almost I hon ou rs him by em. T e same thing h ppened in nd wh en t e offltia ~ of SOLO MON 'S lace were be r all the heus hold kne w ing taken in to his fathar, ac h ot h r's a rm s when th y met, and rove nj§ Ide ntlty bV prod LI ng the ring iven 1'1 is, belolled K~DA. for la i mad '51: .d igt1tw
ne
!ill
..... *:-. '- ~-
..
fl
and made him to oecu
the royal th
:iI reI.
after t1e ad
arrayed him in ~
I .d P
SO LOMON spa red no
ins in provi
-n
W
amusement for BAYNA tHK~M (BIN! .,

J ERUSAllE M, for n@ hop month'S the young ma n to hi'S ow n co untry, ca ravan s, wanted to be we m.ily now call hi SOLOMON on the thro the su bordin ate pOSiitio
t k~ King had
.d rrangad
d to kee p nim
wi!! s eager to g t
nd TAMRJN, on e. BA.YNA· • S:ilW that R e of ISRAEl,.a of a second s n j

give nat tha ekler
therefore pl"€"S'5-edSOL MON to

a ceo rnpany M ENYEL EK DABAA MA K~DA. and esra bl ist1ment of a d u perm itte d him to dapa lea rnec th at t he Tab~r wa s t ne a bode of t he
hm I
epart. W en
on h i-s retu rn t
h ad a 11'.1 nged w licate J ewist1 i 1'1
,Whe n
o blas she kI he r's ca p' I.
If:K for
he
Aim igntv was pleased

she b!!!gg.ed him to 5~n fring~ of th ~ cove ri
acte od of ISRAEL. dwe II. and i
MAd~ A ZION in t e
IQPIA. he USALEM ha
MENYf:L.E K that
he w
N
:iI nd
@
tha I!!! .ned to hel p entered Into N and to ca r God of ISFtAEL ~ffect by 'ilea ding to the pa 1'1 ict1 conta in L:ilw, the pot of man na AARO N'5 rod, tors who h ad access t the cha rnbe r
MENVELE K :iI nd TAMR. nota bles who were d kl ngelom In ETHI0 PIA.. stea I the Tabernacle Z I object W.iJ'5. to ke~p the expected to be a bl~ to of _gold a nd wood (aeee Tabe m sele i" heave n)
E i
W
n
en dh &. in
nd thi'§. t ey rnacle de rllglna I Sp ItA
abies of he
ved it from un
i]
1::0 nstruct
wt1 it: h
not
ne had
ion in wo d of eX;]
c u-sed
d lscovers company of y road to the R t1 orss men to fu llowe d with th e i r esea pe. a great grief. I.,
capital. and h
frant ic rejoid h er
'SOn, ME:
modelled
0.,
th t of I
.a nd regulat ion with .associated in ttl se ea
coron ati!onr
!!!X
ept th
.again'St the eon m ies respect of Q een a bodjeat ion. Th a uthe ttl at ETHIOPIA QLle-en MAKE
rnprod~ but it i:Ulttlor; probably
d
ul
moo
tl istory a nd bad ph ilolo
rs.
w htch can
nard Iy nave 10 rmed
o the KEBRA NAGAST, ttl e a uttl r

i tha 0 k:I Testame nt that [Once r
2,
E.,glis
Kin.gdom of ElHIOPIA, ~
I He re is 1
Kingdom
ne Expl(l natie n
AVI D from
t he Count
on SOLOMON. King of 15ME L. t the Negus, ha is 1:0 ~ay. to ABYSSINIA,

'5
cnildren
e~ellent
J E. USALEM. after tha de-;nh of h J SSE, wi'! 0 had re igned olJer til ON. in a eeerean ce with tl is u i the Ho use of the te ret praise b Knc: gaVE th e comm.a nd that th u I be hewn in immense 'Sizes, B new such la r.ge b leeks of ston
t ev attempted the work. a"d tl1 Ki g and besought him to think 0
in his wi d m $Orne p e treated G 'Some me ns to nim. A"
r lightening their labour. An t h bertower of wlSid om, to ",-,ugg b "olet saLOM 0 N sum moned th
rry away. A.nd hen she s;eized it. a

tl er.-.eat ha d b a LI8 . pot. And • 10 r he ot row for her VCI ng 0 ne she toe k n to J ERUSALfM • .a nd h u rlad it down 1: he might of od a mirad~took spilt into two h.a Ive~. a nd the nd C;[I ug ht it u a nd bore it off ON and all th c nild ren of ISRAE. voice they p ra sed the Almighty ( r the ). Who had ~tOlNed upon a bi nat rn-aso" ing PC!W rs tne instinct to d cou Id net d D And stra ightWiilv the stone-rna 1'1 s to. take that pi • and, wt1en t ev nad marked 0 lch they wishe to spirt, to lay ttl e on the pla marked. And whi!! ight of God th stone s:plit whe res and ttley feu d ttleir work e.a5V.
loIer
(I
un.
n ast, A d w n@ SO 0 haI u
th
c mentia ad pie had do thi'§:. tt1ey w1 tled It to ~ 1-
became cenain in hi
ernor of the
the He
he Tem Temp!!! wit h favour.
Ie wa
fi n ished, the
f! ntra
we d remai th mention peratille
nc@ porch, a d as he build ing of

owe r of the aforeas still tleld in an end. but it
ed in the
raspact.
Now God
prais;e be
u nto
im I
avi ng wi ed should
th
ttl e kingdo m
1'1 is 5(1 n SOL MO blessed I nd of ABYSSI N lA, to make jOu rney to .J ER
of DAVI D and
rred to.
the
the
th.at count ry
of SOLO ON, eve n as the Soutn sh II rise up in t
w)s:dom Quee n of the n judge tl'lis

ttl f! earth to st times, the
IV in tha
man an
mb
aneth
0r
her mother,
r like the
of a goa . Great and exa eel

Who is
the
ere
foot
be pra ised I And whe the m rth this @xtramd nary aing, an n
of the Un WeNie, er of e Quee n nad

had
ared herr and
w.a s
not
wa nt
0 ma
rrv .a ny ma
rea dy for mar
beca
bee
m mig
age. ~he (i.e. th rna iden J did se of he ma Ito med foot; and
'She co n nu ed in her vi rg n tty mil she bega" to reig". And wh@n tha ttl ought to Vi5 it LO 0 N to h r hls isdo m rose in her mi nd
3$
has a lready
mention
d -th
ha d a Iready u nto Him I

".;0
ined in the wis; t hat ttl e -ngdom (If CAVi
bee nord
God, p r ise
be
t last to he en
(If t he world
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(I10F~~~
according
tl;:tttlswo
CI
~The Lord
true oath to
aside: Of
fru it of thy Ioi

@ dilk!gi.il DC@ of
and slnee
the truth,
rent from
in J RUSALEMJ
ite certain
I n in nis wi$do m
ho lit asking [he t:t1 rone

ordered h he
s;id@
of th~
tl1 e Te mp might be filled afore me n . n.ed piece of

h dIVing Pa rad ise. tl1 ing wh i n brought the 'S 'SLI bme rged had bee n deere
T@mpl@she dete
her bea
And ben
riding on a baast, An d ttl

beast. a n su ppone he r servants e r; a n.d ,,-,11 e 'St
hom her
upon her rew up the
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fl
lower pans
might step i to th
t ke wah:!!
r• mentloned
like the to
d ecorated tt'u~ p
iil5'5igned unto it Lord. A"d it ea MON'S su ccasso SCI on as t hey he wit h silve r rl ngs, of CHRIST tnis pi ofsilvf!r. And It ca me to d !!!Iiv!!r.anca of A th e aceLII"Sed E sha me- JUDAS th e cu n" ing folk
so t n;n they mig
!!!!
in the Templ~, in the Tem pla t nat each and (!fiery one of CiI me to the T@mp'@ ot God to p '§;tory of th e piece of wood deco m t he davs of SOLO MON to t he co ing wo od was d ace rated wit h t njrty lla rs
5S
t at,
e
e
0
high prierts un colla rs of $ilver 0
e
I"L<1 ...
i,g nd th@'I/ ............ of 0; iIve r, a nd de tl1 e m and d ellve Gospel sail h, An e h ad rom@, en w t on the cross, the 0 tl1 ey co mma nd e crucified the Re as the Tongue Id ADAM was led y Pa rad lse, and it glory a nd driven and over h i'5. rae n th e Dio; pe nsatle wood from the -n
we re,
;iI
wood b rougl'rt
Im I H is Dispensation, a nd to effect the nd h is posta rity from cut of the ha d of IN hom mav Ged put to ever! 'ng cove ns nt with t he 11 priests and witl1 igh the JEWS to de live r CH R 1ST unto t Ii! m, able to eonda mn Him to death, An the k to ~ive JUDAS the afore-me rrt:i ned ecd, a nd they se nt and had the pie of t to the place whs re the nigl1 p iests off fro m it the ate re-ms ntioned lla rs the m ove r to .J U CAS. A nd JUDAS 001< LOR0 CH RIST ove r to the m, even a the t"e morni n8 of ttl e fift" day of the k condemn ad tha LO FlD C HFtISTto eatl'1 the piece cf woed afore -me nne ned and nter to make a cross out of It and they r upon it. And th is is a c lear proof, en {i,!!!. CH RVSOSTO M) sa id t nat ou r f t har when he ate of the tnJ it of the 1: e in ca 1,I'5e of t n I..., that he was strl pped f hls m Pa rad ise, and Satan re igned ave him ADA M '5 d@lrv@r:ilnet! a k.o took pia by th ro u.gh the com ing of th i s pie of of Paradise, And it became an 11 on
W he n
the Lord, pra ise be unto
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tbls day. T wi II return te t
his pa Ia t:@r an d @v@ da she vi'5.ited h isdom. An d SOLO ON ved we men and It ea to pass that, whe her I",its.to him 10nged for er greatly and ent ate h er to yiel d
BLIt she uId nat
'SU
rren der
him, "j ca of my "JIr SO LOMON lawful ma An d she a ~Strlke a t nine own
e 1:0 thee a maiden in ity, and suffer sa id unto her, III -dlge-l.a m tn@ t:: i swe red him neve "Jenant with me tha I am only to take t free wi II-t hls sha I be ne co nd ition bmuffiP.
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to me bV night as I a ou shaft becom i!!! my wife !it ruck
lying en the th@ Law of
darnand
fro
wa~ good in er s her out of hls
i rgi nity from h the dio;pensati n of God, the y his wl~dom And SOLOMON days, an d ne id net again su rren d of ha r pI! rson, a d the matter beca use she tho U,gh1 that e had driven
t is cove" ant with Id p rl!se IVi!!! her
ON summe nad
I!
coo ks and
nd cook food to r II th ose who and for the Qu n. dainty and tl e gave them pu nge" t and rbs .a nd spi cas to this pu rpose, comma nded the . Now when n f ttl ese ea es tl1 at were fi ed wit h sp Ice g nt ne rbs, she craved 10 r co I water wh ictl day .and by nigh. but this did lrst]. And whe n t e th ird n i,ght aile the ore!er to II those who e tot and these ot them was to ave with the Ilest qu ant ity of ater to d rin k. them who ~ho d her where
.i1I nd without tria I. And he we re to b~ aske to r wat~ r by to say unto her, heu wilt fl nd f ttl e ki"C,~ And· came to pass great an d fiery h at rose up in of the high tv $pi d food ithat for wate r to d ri k, but fou nd
ith
.Ill
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..
no I'U~ra The n sh
she w
agitated a.,d
loud voilc~ t
-we re
water to gi
thirst that h d we nt fl nd some aid unto herr to qu~nc h t Then the cent 1'01he rse pa It from h haste .a nd e mig ht d rin
I
the con umi wa nder into than who ha wate r th re In t person hom sne sked t hou wi (] nly fi n Witt@ the ide of th Kir.g t she co Id not -spi I'it "5 a bout to d • Th@n s e rna SO LOM N wa'S. 0;.0 that 5
rea'50n
as s.mitten wi h death. he r sarva nts, b LIt they her to dri nk, The n by d selzad upon har, she n d about to ery one te I' to d lin k, a d eve ry "Verily, by thy i.,gdomr @ flame of thy irst by een w~nt ba to her a nd keep ".;till and tl e r r body, a nd he was nt to the pia where some water th reo Now
SO LOM N was in ruth to be a ee p, and t ne

hsr
id e-awa ke, n erthele"-,,,-,l e p en ded t een dra n k ve ry la rge qu nt ity of

irit, and
dafter h alJin Inea rly] n w.a nted to u rn to her co ch, K1"8 ned Iv. and s iw:l he r, and id unto w beco I"Il@' wife acrordi to the me mbered t e covena nt th e>a'Sted d "-'tle gave erself Into niSi is de-s.il'e, act
afte I' the,,-,e tl ings $he be
me with
to ret rn to my rn, and wh itt hall I do with t y c nikl if
m going
to give him I' 1" And SOLO "If God d ttl wi 1t niSit ning a n ttl ou dort boo • so seen as he ath mat ned n IS estate '5€ will rnak him i n.c, an d thy i ngd om sha II b 'it bear a ma eh ild let her ay with thee,' id unto m, jllf I send t nee t y son now wi
ON said to me a d him to h is: but And the t hou be
at he is hy so 7t And SOL MON gave her h is rin~
4l
and sa id unto
ne r, "Gu ard
ca
I thls ring,. and

IIf!st degre.!!! b
me tni1t thou wilt not in the s
nons of the t rue and righteous

us, and God, tha Gov@rnor
na nt that exi
Unive rsa, the !XI of my fat he
ham,
.3 nd
I~C,
of and Jacob. th
be the witt' e9.0bet'lNeen me an etween thee. A d d ost se nd my son to me, give i my ring, and I on his own hand, and I shall k t niJ! in 'Iff! ry t LIt
son. and I will make Mm k.in.ga

~he aecepted from SOLO MON t I Queen took fa rewe II of each t rat in ue to go to har own [.0 un God.
sen d him back
t:@
of
And bet'! old, on her arriva I i fu Hilled the number of her da ch ild . and she rejoiced with a ea lied hi m DAV ID, accord ing to she h ad t'! im reared in great st 1'1 ad .a rriv@d at I"Il.i1I n hood's @st.a wis:e, .3 nd underrta nding lik.e hl tl1 at he spa ke unto his;mod'! e r wt'Io is my father? Did t'! e,
1
'Sa
id IJ ntc t'! er,
II
radvsnt ure, d i cf1 ild hood 1 ' Th@n the Qu@@: a s I!!r@d a nd sa id u t n SO n. thy father i~ alive, .3 nd h e a LOMON, the tl1 e Prophet of God and King SRAEl an d t'! is In
JERUSALEM, A nd behold, tne se I f th e k.ngdom

in my possession, an d it is I.a id u ready for t n@@ 5 mavest become there by ki n.s r the cou ntry f And this is God 's WilL and tt is due to me; t he longer mine but thine, and the r ne Kingls son, t:t1 is PI@dls@d the yo ung rna n g a lv, and n@ gaVt! QLleen. And the Queen said unt im. "0 my da rli g together for thy use glm .a nd I ie rs, a nd get th e
0201
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'INW'rN.
r~~jJ(I~-II'i-
LEM
hat th
e thy father .a.,d

d ttl at n@ l"I\i!y
I"I\i!
1'1 is
ke
i~ett1 bet'Neen him
rnou "ted him a"d

with his nand. And
at
d'll@
ring,.a nd was
it. he was ow rcome

a!"lld t nrew h is- s rim-
02 10 ~~B-o-ob
I I I
i gdom af h is fath
lOMO Nr and t at SO LO MON r OA VID, ;jJ nd eated him u po n is ttl ron e.
hie h SOLOMON had b LJi It and of ttl e Coven.an of G o.ct and stene that 1'1 ad ben wr~ n by rot God, an AARON, and the t (orr chastl . An d th is bernacl s covered with plates of go Id draped wrt draper" ~ of doth wove n it h go.ld. And et ion witn e Ta be n cI e] a miracle w ictl was se en @ peopk!: ISRAEl as wro ught: W en sO@V@r the rayed, and t e su ppl i iOM of the msel s [a nd of the re presen ed 0010 e the G:lvemor of the Un Wer.oe, had ma de end of h ir prostrations, e Ta be rnaele anant of od U'5f! 0 r.a ise it'5.@lf up from off the , nd they [an the pe pel knew that in rv truth their u ppU iOM had be n a-coop e . And wne n the had made an t e ir prostrat ns and h Ta be made did ot raise i~eff t n@ grou nd, the pri knew of a cern i ty t nat some een comm ed by t e '!ie~ or by t h p~ople. Then tin ued to m ke thei s pplic:atio ns unto he La rd, and out him at h doOne wrong, na, and wtl I!n t @ Ta barnacle pun lshed he GU i elf 1.1 p fro off the r und they knew hat God had HI~ dl~plea~ re from h m.
t"
me to pas'§. hat the N, went int made of
the HOLi e of the lord to pr v, t e Cove a t of God raisin possib I f r the bu man "d to under@tl!rmined to d to hls own
re-menrjo nad ki
of and he saw It'5eIf up-.a

t ha son
nd ttl is w.a s the Taber

. And
he
bro
the
er to hls be
r SOLOMON,
(I-
2 10 F~~
B-o-ob
46 the
..*:-. ~of ISRAEL, an d t1 e sa id

T:iI barnacle of the Coven
ON said unto. him, ~O m !! hold, then! i5. no ona @x acle. a nd IN hcsoeve r tou , hi~ 'SO~ I d eparteth from n of ISRAEl have no prot es exc@pt the TalM!rna d wordo; did not Ijatis;fy him, thee neit her gol d nor '5i ps go Id from jU, earth- I ade of t ha Covena nt of [ou rney, a nd may be a 0; on ters in my country.·' And n, if it be the Will of God ou sh dilt ta ke .away the T hing for thee to do so. B ade do not let me know -tn rt do not bi d me fare i@stsand the @ Id!! rs of the a r an lOath by the N.a me hen I have to ,-,wear .a n 0 swaa what is t rue ,II he you n.g man summone ad e a wooden ca se of th and sha pe as the Taber im by ni&ht. Then he bro id the 'WOoden case with red t he Ta bern acle, an tre ated the ea rpente r, a 5~ with d rap!! rias into w he W30; mak ing hi'§; p whi SO ON the King knew n Then he YOU"c man summon
soevs r .agai
nant of G
.1'
their But
unto SOLO
seeretlv a rkm.an. nand brea th and

en tne you C man r art ifit::@f'S, a d they old simi la r t those these men
who
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so in order t
and
ne
he
gaye
ne
t
to pray for ni m bi!!!IDr 11 di!!!panu n:!', is ch gold to pray for t1 i m, a"d he bribed h ns:Of!ve r he n ~@dE!d t ha And w ha n the ad arrived, th ese pri ests me to him in we ILand t1 e took the Into h is. own might pray for tl im And en they t1 ad
I
he had done
a partmant
wit h him, h
ig t, and
CCI mma nd ~d
hiss
bou nd tne m in i ers to moy nt
so ndi ng the tru mpets. ,.., '5- s rva nts who were carryi
h
priests wh om h ~ ha d so hat t hey might not esca
he took witt1 spaa rs j" tf1 ei r

und with iron ,a nd he went
e
r p re semble it i t1 aving with priests, and h

to know of hi tion
. And he commanded away the Tabernacle of

thereof. And he
p rieses whe e Covena nt of
ited tha case wh ictl tl!! h d had rna d@ to
ta
e
we n
b
fort:l'l bV n i.sht
Tabern a de, W nie: h W3'" er bade his-fatf1e r fa rewe II

rt
f@.
by the r allowed him

rried
And this happansd
of God
protect Ion of
High. era lse be ~ nt Himl fer the Tabe rna de of 1-11", Cove ant, $0 tt1 at It
might abide
did God rnak loins she U kI s u
n
n as the Dayid it: ki ngd m, for ~ n so

r rnisa to DAVID t nat the is throne for ev~r. And t ction of God, did the yo
ffspring of his this: manner, g
e nve loped In he
man set out
on nis JOY mey

And it came 0 p s hat, wh en the morning ad come, the d1 ild ren of IS El nd th e prl eses ~ nr Into th Houo;e of God according to t eir on to pray And it ca me to ass th at, wt1 en ttl ~ priests h d dan end ot ttl ~i r prostr io ns 01 nd h ad presented th i r p !icatio ns unto the G ernor of the Un ivers.e, the a b a Ie did not rise LIP into ttl air, a nd It did
I
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'INW'rN. r~[Jlt~tI']jJ(I~-II'i-
4, '.
.A d
t hey sa id, JIBe ho d, some 10Ik haw
f.a 51 ing an d praye r e r th re~ days, an d peop Ie to find out who 1'1 ad comm it· feu nd no [gu iltyJ perYl n, And aft!!:r
the Taberna de . a n
a what
eala mitv.
there for them Covena n.t of God

resting
hen t ney did not nd its ho Iv ttl ing'&r

of a eerta inty the nd ttl ey sea rched f the prie"5-tswhc
re not a b I@ fin d to
upon the pLu::e wh@re the
d I T en they knew tI'I at N h d ta ken it away. natio into th eonu mber '5. of ISRAEL, but tht!Y the ou ng man h.ad ta
en with him, and m t nat the ~in lav ith them (I.e. ttl e
And SOLO
h rine
and the
elders they were weepi
the ra bern ade

.iI nd
ttl!!:y said un
ISRAE L we nt to and ~orrow 11'18 the Cove nant of SOLO MON, "It is
II
man ed thy son to ta k th ~ Tab~rnad~. pt a d clied out In p In. and di~played now and tl e swo rn an 0 th to tt1 e mr say ing
n hi son
poE!: rmission
to do t his ttl inc...and
d en h m f.arewelL and th.a he knew noth ing s de rtu re or when it t k plate. And the a swe ,sayi"g. I May t e Ki n.g live I If ti'l is ath t.a Ia [@ without ttly wish .a nd withou!: thy e p te th I) with us .3 rmed sO iers th at we may ad ke f m him the holy .a bernacle of the d th we may bring it c k to H ls sacred ave them sold lars a nd rna ne:y, .iI nd y set I) t in quest of the yo n.g man. and they MIn. ou..,,1yfor forty da . And t ney 10 und wa rd the m on their urn ieu rn.ey, and
encern ing t ne ta bern
he rTM! re ha nts a nswe i"8 (I nd nis numerous God w.as with th @ 10Lid s when 1: hey are r r a very long di!;tan e at a time. and ges th rough wtl ich aye p.a ssed \I'@ II!!d @ach d.ay the n !! of a fu rty retu rned def~ated d heart€:ned, ing; but regret in no Iped them
rnan arrived in t1 is
safe and
Gospe:l in
is Nam
the eunue • the G1 use of hi VISit return jcu ~V th
orthodox F it h 'NO! esta list1ed in the country
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t he sovereignty
of [th
for I!!!ver .iI nd ~ver. G
[l"d su pp lieat ion be Am!!n. Th i5. is what '

anc ie nt Fathers of th
an] in
ptic Ch Lin: "pr.ai~ e unto th ~ Giver
understa nd ing .a nd w UPO" us for everl

3, Legendo; of SOL
m to 1-1 is. reatu re . may His mercy b
in
~UR.'AN and in Muh a Th-e a utho r, or ed rto section of Sura h :0: betwe en the Que-en interviews, Among
f the ~U ence that pa

MON, and to the r
t e many gift
n ersta nd in
in, He
Wa'i
'SO LOMON were the

know ledge of ev~ry
bl rds. When he trave of gree n "Silk wt1 it h a
th rough
be rne a I
t ke ~ ing"s direction, spi rits on the left, an flying over the carpet
the su n, 0 ne day wh
t kat th-e lapwin.g
VokI5i
and threate ned to p wittJ the other birds. e seen aft sppes red, and st1e e c sed herse
be-stowed u po peer; h of bi rds, an the 10 of me n, gen ii an he air his; magical carp by th wind according 0 n th rig nt of it, a nd th of every k.ind ke t ts from the heat bi rds t1e pe.-reive Y s ne ~!f a b!ie r ng her a ppea ram: r he ha spc ken the lapw In for t1e a bse nee by sayin
that tke king ha it:h wa'i ruled ,,'It r
t kat 'She had been I
in.g upon never see n, an d th at h had seen SA8A, by a queen called 41 l, 5", who W"a5 'lie upon .a th m ne rna d@ 00 gold and ilv@r a
rich, and who 5 t set: wit h precio

I
"Stanes, eighty cu bits I forty bits bro h ign, lt1e q uee n .a nd eo peopl e w re idol
iii nd
thi tty
ell bi
the su n, a" d they
we
"de .. the
flue ~
rs .a nd wors,n ippe of SATAN. wt10 na
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t\l rnsd them from the right
way. The rs pon SO 0
t:t1!! following letter to tha Queen of SH BA: ~F of God, SOlOMO N, the son of DAVI D, u to BAl of 51-! M, In th e Name of the most me E ul God, t1 im who followeth t he true d irecti on,
but come and render you r51!!!1v@s un to th is lett~ r with mus k and -seal~d rt SOLOMON ga\le It to th e lapw Ing .a nd drop it in sABA, and to tu m aside Queen's answsr. The lapwing dep a ned SO me saying that she flew into me th ro~gh the IN Indow, and ot he rs that into ti'le Queen's bosomlb as she was har a rmy. Having read tn@ letter t k~ nob les to advlse her what to do. b LIt t th ey were -s;okUe wno were ready to rs, if she (I rde red them to do '5(1, and that t to hsr and s ha must rna ke tha daci invasion and the evil'j that wou kI fo II decided to 'Send gifts to SOlOMO N, fu rthwtth fi\fe hu I"Idred rna Ie an d five five h u nd red ingots; of gol d, .i3 crown stones, and a la rg~ q ua ntity of musk, wood'.;, etc. The lapwing retu rne d quick t1 im what had t1 appe ned. and that an e baarfng gifts; was on its way. When ttl th ~y we re rece ived bv SO lOMON in a I by a wall. the bricks of which were m SOLOMON spc ke slightingty of t he Qu @ mbassy back. bidd ing tha m te II thei r send invinc ib Ie troops; .against he r city c:FI ptu re it a n d expel its inha bnants in recejved this message, s h~ d ,=termi ned to tende r he r 'S ubmmio n to him, an d
me
a.u
uaan c
rern rch aga e letter in its t and 'S und red

ud ded
ev
rge squ de of g
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protect it, sh i!!! set ou
rong
army Wh i 1st stl e was

r
no bles, ~Wh ich of yo before she and her
gen it whose as pe ct
DHA ~
AN
#1# or
befo re thou hast fi nI
.aga in. 4' T!'.IE!' comll'K!
the perso n who mad
w.a s
A$AF. the son
r, '[: ink ing th at rm en s before a
nco
red her I
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CO
p roof that the ru rnou
e red with ha Ir like th

glass bu ikI ing with - s d
th
not bring himseH nd legs. lt1e devll$ who remolffld tI1 e hal r by th
u
u Id
re
HAWi -sa'll'S that
rt is d ou btfu I if even han it i~ lie rv
4. Modern Legends of S A. curi ous a nd ime resti
n d ti'le Quee n of SH EBA of the way in wh iclo! Ki"g

MENVif LEK is lou nd in .a
0
tl'1 !! n mber of -;Iightlv va ryin N rthern ABYSSI NIA. ~~ M NYEl EK was a Ttgre gi I e
LOM ON
b@.r::i11"1l@
hL and h@ people r
it h each ma n in turn heer, and la rge qiIJ a
of th is d1 e motl1e of EYEAzE B (i ,e - Queen sd .a d rago n or serpe r to nt a'S .a n offering h is e de st sweet beer and mil k. t1 en to
.among ma ny of the tri
th t urn of her pa rents
m
o
r
the
nd soon afi@f this !!n s u nde r th ~ tree for the sake t a tea r dropped fro the hey looked up and sa shs was a h um.a n bein or.a
;iI
d gon used to rome fo h s sa nts ca me an d seated t e of the shade It galle. t m iden above them, an b und to the tras they .a sp lit and she told the
was a huma n bel ng.an • in
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;patI '- ..
touche
covered
Datur I fu rrn,
had b
When n hI., ow he ney[ d ropp and his kl ng wa ~leep w ht fell he bedroom, mbl in rt d own into guests bet
r brought Inand
et befo
the two
aecusto m tl ttlem ha
ed as men but ttl perte d th nis; gu sts wer two beds 0 be m d ~ for hi and e hut\B u tn the room a the s nand t an he pier ab I set tne it. a nd k emselees ds, At ep \illsil es eles -0 • and thus hen ttl two wo
guests in skin with e noney LOMO N n i.e ht the d. and to
en. who
we re longi ng to get off tf1 e i fro m t n@ bowl, S;iJW him wit th at t ne ki"g was awa ke, an h Dney .a nd bV snl L .Afte r .a ti eye'S. b LIt the women, th i nki bed s and went to the bowl SOLOMON knew t nat his t up and 'W@ntwith tham to ttl Whe n he left the m he galoJe ri ng, a nd he ~aid. "If the ch lid come to me, and if rt: be a b
mel'; and earn woman bel
be ds a n to go
his ey@s ha -op
th ey eu e the kin g he wa he ney a guests

ir beds
i3I
the
eaeh
be a gi rll t let him t Ice
with [hi
cou ntry. In d Lie cou rse each woma n each told her ch il d ttl at SOL MON boys grew up rhel r mothers e nt the m Quee:n of SH EEiA gave tl!! r s n, who rbIi;:,gn., eve roy way, a mirror wh lch 'S e had b SOLOMON, .a nd told tl im to wit h tt tl ide from tl im, and not to 5 k to any sin ing on his th rone, W n@n ha 'tWD y Lf M .a nd SOLOMON knew 1: h t t hev cl gave orders for them to wa- for an i wa iti"8 to r three yea rs. At ttl dos-e of a hie nd in his roy.a I robas, wh ikt he dressed hi rrrseH in and the n orde red the two presence, Whe" the you ng son of ttl!! Qu@@n of SHEBA'
ma n on the tbren e, who pe nified
tl e wa~ the king, but ttl e son called IIMENVELEKII, stood up wt1!!n he lookad in th e mi rro and saw that the featu res of e nt Irely d Ifferem fro m his
of the Q
ight and
wtl ir::h hi
th ~ occ... a
n, he
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all djrertion!i up sn d
'5.aW
a nd looke 50 LOMON
him, and found "one re kne IN him at once, and him as kl ng. And SOLO my 'SOn, but he is a fool J ERU'SAlf M .a nd .a ssista .after a tim e the pee pie agree in ttl eir J udiDal d On (I ne occasion in th decidad th.at the own@r wh ieh had tre spa ssed, I!!, din did homag
stab
M
sa Id. i'My r e son I ENYELEK h n too u lin,g t and s siens, and h y be ass of (I t tn@ fi@ld - nt 00 MENYE:lE"K e red
he othe r is;
up his abc @ kingdom • n did net a
scata the c im to acce
measures of grain in"-'te d of confi"-'"Catn the c ttle. There t he people told the ki" hat they Id not ru led by
c ni!!!fs, and th.at tl!! mu Whe n SO L.OMON told MENYELE K advl s:ed hts f my first- born SO"? I wi first-bom sons with hi firrt-born sOM to AB'fS wa s arm n.g In8 for MEN t he Ark of M I(HAE L wit ot MARV to be- of greate two A(k-!i. a nd took with the depa rtu re of MEN SO LOMON told his serv in its place, pre su mably aga in st t he storm. 11 is Ark with ttl e cove r of t he Ark of MARV, an d MARV was in its place. .and wI'I ~ n they had d MICHAeL'S, and thou MENYEl£ K to bri"8 ba s nd his son is son of t e r to $JV t end tl im a I'; and the J)@ IA with ME :E I('S depa
to hi native: COl.)
pe ple's comp
em, i'l not M ENY rF yo will send

I@ d!8(@ d to
ElE K.
s@
nd
hen SOLO
but ME i porta nee.

im,
h m the Ark. E EK a storm n to fi"d c
t ha n told t e
to 'til
off tha c
essenger 'Son refusa
(I-
2010FI)ft~
nwh Ie MENYELEK
nd hi party went on tf1eir
a..lived at ~
EIo:I K
R, a deaeo n who wa s
resu me the ir 01,1 rn V tl1 en dug u the d n, nd uriad it again, but wh n M N¥ElEK agaln orde
RYdied, an was uried tl1 ere, After the ,but 'the A rk of MARY aeon 's body, a I'Id laid
ill the A rk refused to d them to dig up the
fo n d ha pia
b , th
f~n.ge..of th dea n outside the coffin, d tl1e de aeon' finge i" the coffi., wttn the
Ark of MA all d i't!ieH to b!! moved,
on their wav, 11'1 due
AKSOM where they inst God. When they

com hI!!!stopped
wne n
pped n t he
we nt away; and bV M N .... LEK In building .a E ne v ry la rge stone, wh id'l

tie news
CiI mE!!
build inc... the '5tO nes
of ttle
him at once, a nd at me spot on whic h he
an d E i.e ittef!n Orth
ion a d m: plan at ion of the

d ox F thsrs oonCf!rning ttle ~nt t t the Trin ity lived il'l
Mr
nd the state
nael of the Law of God,

holi ess before
nicn God made In the anyth ing else. Tne

r
an d tl1e Son
e to t.a ke the place of CH RIST, the seec nd e V irg in, the seee nd
a.c rel!!!d
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a p, 2 I SAAr, th!!!tra S lato GORY t ne III u minato • ths w.a-s born about 2 7 A. GORY wao:; 'Suffering th e I AT ES III he pc nd e d on of kings. consist? In he e M'S kingsh ip bestow d u of any of the Kings AR
of t @ Eth topic text, ne quotes on ANAG, a native BALKI-t . add i@d oil bout 3.30 Wh il5t ort res inflicted u pan him by he ue~io n, Of what oth the he came to t ne eenele ion that
sulle nand tha e ABE L. h io:; he ir beca se AS E:L had twin siste . CAl pered face, a nd ADA ga r ~llMATH had a u lien in marriage to CAl N. M w~th a_c:il inst ADA
5
w.a
AI N [u1d A BE L; the face of ocd ta mpered, .a n A DAM h ls lea'Sing cou ntena n e. CAl N S sI r L~e1-1 OOI-iA t1 ad a goodhe in rna rriage to ABE . AS EL'S face like CAIN, a nd ADM gave ed SATAN to enVYr a d filled
I
rose h by
up
a nd ~I~w
of
U I'I'K!
th e birth
ed me", a nd neg! i lewd songs to st nged mst
n.c
a nd passed t neir i me in nts .i3 nd pi p@s nd they th rn with
l.awle~s a nd a born na ble live . ISAAC credit'i ng pf'Od~ ced th asses. In
e mu I ,a
n con e mns the cr0$5ing
f rna res;
t he te nth g nera ion mADAM NOAH Ii d, and fused to d aal in an ith he eh ildre n of CAl • whose
ance. pride, fra ud, unclean ness cried Flood, Eig 10ud to At le ngth G
en.
w htch
d 'Strayed
t So uls, and seyen eve ry un laa n baa 5t (Ch.i! p, ). God t to est roy the earth a ain by a • and whe n NOAI1 d M cceeded him (cha 5. 9 an d In cha p. 11 we h ve a ot h r deelaratlon by t1 e 318 odox F.ilthi!!!~ that: . Th Tab made of du! La w f th ~ Cove naot] wa crea d b to re the h eavens,
h ing 0 n
ths earth
an d its pill an, the sea, an d men a nd a 1"1 God for H is own .i3 bode; 3:. God dwelt in neave n simi itud@ of ths VIR.GIN M
00
n cities that belonged

rell nq uish them,
h ad
we r the HITES. t he AMORITES. ttl J E"BUSITES. d of TE RAH men rna de agleal ima tom s ot the i r fath@ rs stat es, out of com nded them to offe up their sacr lees to i'filtny devjl~" Chap. 12). tl avi g proved for 11 imse tf t e powe rles t:t1!! cis wtl ir::h his father nt h im to Sl! I an d then c lied u th e restor of the U nive e to be hls cd. c har t of app ared (Ch.ap. 13) an d . n It God, no tlim, and told him to d pan to anc his wifl!r .a nd depa rt d to SALE eusaess accord ing to God ''5 com gua of elgntee nn sts lwe. m en who gol d (I nd gold -embroide red tu nics. a nd JACOB plea sed God in the i EN tra n...,g resse d an d t he s ucces p, 16); under t ne CIA rs of JACOB, H FtE ua EN had la. n, the ch i Idre
Tn nat ions 'Sf! CANAANrres, he PERIZZ I
he he
on
ire
rtt1
, 17 d eseri bes tne glo
a bern
he n to py of
t God
wh ich God brou

.3 nd
d MOSES,
re made a
him to be>: of ac cia wood t orde
nd • MO ES half c bit..., I g,
ann.
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nd a naif cub- s deep, i.e a

2 It. 3 in. 2 h. 3 in. r
t nis sh rin e e plated t e
i:lr1d W s in th rs e pieoo'5-,a compl t@ rod {'S@i!! p. 13: n Nu mb rs xvii. 101. We ma that t
MOSE
ut on sto ns, .a nd nd the Ark. made Ith the Two Ta bl Witn begino; T1 US, the m
ident-
hOI 19 ISAAC, th P
.a 10 ng extract fro
rch bishop of CO N r1uscripn. in the Ii a
either DOM rr IUS or he wo
he q uotas, [.0 rd in.g 0 IOPIA nd the :Emp rcr of RO E ns of S EM and th divide t e 'WOrld wee n the m (Ct, a 0). fro the sa me rk we ha the South I' ( tt. xii, d@'SC ri ion of MiLK EM th who w s 5 hrewd, intellige i mind, beaot iN I in ce and for . jed on ls rge bu'_"ine S 0., la nd and e eed ingty rich. St1 e mea n'5-of ca raw ns, and n sea by me ans of S ips, and '5-e
this: w rl. the Emperor of {i. e. 8 ZAN" UMI a re ttl
N UEJIA a nd AS ca @ from tne south h!!!r home 81 ,an d s"e if,. fa .. more Iikefy to h IOPI N origi n. T ha hea d of ha r trad a de r man of affair; who di rected Is a d 73 ships (dlap. 221. At tt1is; ti ,eb ny and sapphires for the buildi Ft U LEM. and
ants of INDIA. an d
.i3 s
ve ng
n@
he e of
ns
opened
negotiati
LlPP ds
of the same. TAMR1N lo.aded is 0 SOLOMON, whe proved to b .a Mom and t1 andse me appea ra ce
h. ng ma ens on the bu ikll ng of the Tem Ie AM iN retu med to nis mistress he Id ad s en at Jf Ft USALEM. oil nd d.ay by ay L.O ON'S power and wilj:(Jom a nd he n Ich he lived. little by little, de Ire d to imbibe h is wisdo m grew i., "e YI@(Chap. 24) dscided to ,go to n 7 camels and mules and as s ed, a d she Ieft he r k Ingd om.. and m de
r@"S'5d thf! m arch ant from the 50 :zem nt t hat SalOMe) N was emp I
LE
MON she gave hi m rich p rese ha p. 2S I .a nd h es a Iisn d her In a Iodg~n8,and $U pplled ts a d rich apparel. ,.., e Que en s is wi em.a s by his ph)l"5oiGlI perfucti e nt .and va riety of his knowle ng t ne mason. the ca rpenter, he-workmen, a nd at t"e 'Same ti e lar his paople oil n d ho usahold, ar
Lind d.
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Du ri g l10e stay in JE RU SA M MA ~DA conversed daily (CI1 r 7) - h SO LO MON, a d she 1e.i3 rnad from him .d be LIt he Go d of the Hebmws, t tor f ttl e heavens and the ea h.
26r
She
@f'j@
wrl
rsh ipp!!d th
'5 5 ha
ne
idol of go bed tiful
and si tv~ r, bLi

ri!!! nou need
$A BAI
nd the more i~dom.Tne bl • and SOLOM
e su n 's Creator. the Go that he r seed after Go d of ISAAEl. tne abed and SOlOMO N @xt:h"nged vi its e 5.aw of him th ~ more she a p a nd he beasts a I'SO ca me to h ta Ik te them, each in his
T"i!!!
eOUI"!ie-50
, high Iv sea so
te nt was f urn ished witt1 ils h ad been sprinkled

as
wavy wrth tne perfumes
of bur ing
hearn and M ,When K~DA
Queen ate and d ra nk a d epa rt~d a nd SO L.OMaN ne, the Ki s O1Ned he r a eeueh and re MAKE A greed 0" the cond ition pt to ta k@ h@ by fOIT@, ;iI nd in ri!!! ply wou kI not tou h her provided that 0; he ke a nyt hi ghat was In his hOIJ""e, to re-s prope rty (If the oth ar, to sle@p. h@ .a short til'll@ th!!! high IVr have thei ct. and the Qu~en w.as: t (Chap. 3 I, e got up and ""earched
I
th
t"
e.
At len
h
at
s e saw
@
(I
ve5o-sel of water
was aslee-p, she went ut 0 drink when SOL.OMON ju mpe a cc see her of breaking he r Th agony of tnirst was so ha WIth, a nd SO La MON allowe n s e retired witt! him to his: eouc h as virg In Quee nand had wh n SOLO MON teek he r to La MON '5 W dream in wh ich t ha sun rand she e bill ia ntly ove r 6RAe L. and PIA to shl e th re for ever, Tnen a Sun e over ISRAEL. a nd the Su nand d 5t d it, and bu riad it; but gain a d ascen de: in I) h eaven, a nd 1Mid no c ISRA L, Wnen SO L MON unde rstocd the mea n i of th a vis ion e was gre Iv isturbed and treu bled in h is min ,for h kn!!!w t at tha dsp of tha sun fro m ISRAEl typif' the de rtu re God,
d, an d thin king t ~I nd w.as: ab IJp, a n stc pp her, and 411 anyt ing of nis Que@ ratractsd he r to rin l he fill,.3 nd th nd sle t there, Mi. K~ DA six yea rs,
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left. SOLOM N gav@ har six tho t nings, two peeially con strutted over the se- , and one in whkh
At Ie ngt h
lEM. but befo r

'5.i3
nd
gon !odds of baa
hide, on e in wnien to t
0
through the- air. SO LOMON nt icipated the mota boat nd the- airih ip. B~' s all d1ese t h ngs SOlOM 0 N ga\le her th ring that was 0 h Ittl Ie finger ( ap, 31). a 5 a tolcen where sne mig nt rerne him. trav Nine mont s and five dav~ a er MA ~DA. bade SOLO fa rewe II sh brought to rth a ma eh iId. [u1d in due eou rs
.a:rriv!!!d in h r own cou ntry,
IN ha !!
she-
as re re ive d with
joy an d del- ht. Sne caned t1er ~KlM. ·th son of the Wlo.;e and ha nd so you ng ma n. At t h is moth e r S to ., is parenta.ge.;jI contin ued do '50 until s he told (OIlJ lei keep i m in hI~ own cou J ERUSALE M. accornpan ied by t1e (Cn;jl ps, 32, 3). With him 'St'.ese him that in uture.a king shou kJ a vi rgln qu n and that her peo ISRAEl. Fina Iv she sent sa IlIJtati 0 of God, a n begged SOlOM 0 N fringe from he Coveri n.c of ZI D by her as a holV pcssesslon for
n BA
·l EI;iKEM, j.e. 18 he grew Inte a rt
age twelve t1e quest i d in s e of rebuffs by h him; t n ye.a rs later no p ry. an MAKtoA. sent hi old en i of ca ravans, TA
t a lett r to SOlOMO Nr t I i g ign r her cmJ ntrv, an t te she d adopt the re I~j
t h Tabernacle of tt1e to sen her a port ion ,'iO th it might be t reas
S to
sen, MAKt so that if n

'Son of MAx
DA by SOLOMON.
er. In 5aying fare-well t gave t1 im ttl e ring t1ict1 LO MON had given assa ry ke might u it a s proof th at ne Wi;}
people we and some SOLOMON
euag man arri ~d given to the Que astonished at his cI f the m went SCI
sot
soft
€'
people
were
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n man D@ N wao; de
t:t1 OUSoiI nd wo D me-a ing to @1 SOM, but Go only gave im lh re e h itd t1eard of the arrfva I of the yo un me t1imself, he k ew at on that rt: sh
J
claimad th at he w.a'S h 'S 'SOn.
Soon after th s TA MRIN
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to do with .,im. for a
t k~
Ta bernac no wish to r knew that S

marriage, w
mother, SO ISRAEl. ill nd witt1 1'1 im 10 g
BoA YNA-lE"i:lK
to retu rn to e -s;weoii!r bY:iI an echo of a so N~blan NA
the '5 to give "5 an d cone bl ne . an d d earnest Iyr but to no aId that he h d s uickly. a nd n's b reasts
W<lS
01
a nun
rna rriE!:d
fte r
g.ave ., im lif gre [on] the left (11 m, .:l9 We ma th ing in retu to ERT. old ide, a be c the g
irn the kin,gdom of a rgued and plea ded pu rpose (Cha p, 37); h I~ mother' s breasts a wife in ISRAEL, To mane r, .a nd we hoii!ve in the Annals; of the 00 fI ,C, (1), Thi.,; king is good mod1 er, (I nd ge. ha ppi ne-s,$r [an d I d placed him in her rtain that NASTASEN ci ous kind ness of the
sa w that it
SALEM, he
as mpes ible to keep flAY NA0 ned
he ~klers of ISRAE l
yo~ng man eldest sons colony .a nd k kl ng' s r~q!.le of J nolO.AD 1-10 Iie-s (Cha p.
i it
n
ecta red to t em of ETH IOPI .a n

om there, Th
j~ Int ntjon of mak Ing the ask t hem to send their
to 101,1" d a Jewis h
@I rs of
COUI"S@
agf@@d the to
a d then ZADO t he prie~ 3
nd BENAIAH, the so n A~U: , I(f M king in the Holy of ich e rec ived at his anointing
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ry, fernie ON'S son I , but all LEM with
me of his. grandfather, Then SOLOMON deser be to the you ng Ki ng of ETH IOPIA fall u n nim if ne fil iled to obey God'-s an d t e- b Ie ssi ngs that wo uld accrua to e Wi II of God (Chap. 41). ZADO K did "so, n Co ma nd men ts (C ha p. 42) as given by r of H brew laws. con c:ern i ng marriage. sod omv, &c. Th@ a nointinG of r ETH 10 PIA was ple.a~i r..g to the who~ first-born ~OM were to leave d a nd cursed SOLOMON secretly have i3I I i5t of tha na 1"Ile!i of th 0'5@ of he no ur u nde r DAVID II in ins a se ries of warn ings aga in ~
who w~re to go to ETHIOPIA tho he of leavl ng their co unt ry. but the em est was lealling the ra bernacls of d the (Ch.a p, 4S l, At lengt h AZAR.YAS ou Id ke ZION with them, and having 1!:.1""~r.; to secre Oi he declared to the m the vised - Th is was sirn pie enc ugh. to r he box de- of the- Si11"1le size: a nd sha p.E!: .as he n hi h.ad ta ken the Tabe made out of tt in it'S- place. He collected 140 do uble ed a e rpe .,te r to constru ct the b~ he v@ rsio of t ha '5tory it is SO LOMON 'S son • .a nd e puts tI'I e ca rpenter to death a s it knc ing that dead me n te II no ta les, th in we re bei ng ca rried out AlA RVAS God Id him to m ake BAYNA~LEtI I(EM re t1 e de pa rted to ETH IOPIA. and during e cere ony to bring th!! T.. be mac Ie out
6' ..... *:-. '- ..~from t ne Holy of 46). S.OLOMON read to an irna Is for saeri "00 (Ctl made, t n@ Ang@1 tha .and hav ing open the d which he nad In s nand. tnat tlad bee" m de to do n@ th i5. AZARY • an d brought 0 LIt th e a bern AlAR VAS, a nd t en ttl e together the boJC nat wa t he ccers, .a nd a cq lJajnted with SO LOMON Ia re 49). 11'1 ~I'! AZAR ¥ s;~t t (overed It over with b aceo mpan jed by i'le eri howl in.gs of dogs, ;jJ nd rh J ERUSALE M. Bot SO La t nat the glory of SAA.: L told ZADO K the p iest to tha cov@ring af th~ T Tab~ m acle in its stead spec la Ily made f r the p placed the 1'1 ew ring Qu ~en of 5 HE BA .d d .i3"5 ccverl ng of t he b~ mad by the mouth of he r "-'0 t ne com p lete co nng to
and t!!!n amemds wh i 1::1'1
he
rs he
pi
El cI ~
T be rnacle llC) N upon a
w.ag
gga
of
of a I kl nd s (C en r th wa ilings
p. 5 • and worn n r the
i be he ew COY rpo e (Cna p. in ne ba nd h m for a she h .a n SOLO her T he te

0
ring whit:: 51): and t of ttl e h" iec@of t h d re peat N dete r me nticn s
•. sa a
h prie fringe
her
Ined t
out r the had ng he . The of the II uest se nd
,given t ZION, but it is n
N mea t t h m to be givel'! to t h Que wit h t he co~rlng of t e Ta b e nat e. Actin on SOLO ON'S ~ 'St ruet ions, ZADOK we t and f tctl d ths c (Cha p. 52). and ve It NA- LE1:1 witt1 a chai n of g d.
wheth er SOlOM
companions
led the way, from the he
ttU! ir fi!!!~tr
speed of th borne along
ns we re loa out 0., their d ke cut ~ P eitne r man ri!!! C:iI rried t and the e out touch Ing
t k~
d, a nd SA NA-L E:t:t KE: jou mey. Th Archa nge h for the and -s;helt red the r bea!it tou hed the g
long abova the grou n gl~r and
e n the he ea rt h lC a p. 52),
l'th e River"
one day a j
days to CO companions th at they ha t:t1!! re wit" t our Ladv", a like a yo~ng
compa n at GAlA, e Queen of H EBA, and the frontier of EGYPT,a d they en KAlil, i.e. the NILE. Th us t ev had pe n@y that gf!n rally took ~te (Cha p. 3J. Whilst
k the opport ~ of NNe rried off the ra bernael e

ELMEVA5 "beau and dr
before t
Sa m, vi, 1 d mads t ha ddress to t he natives; eard that 5 in their mi st. they be pi pe s, and t people sh nd th i!!! ido Is hat Wf! re in s II down and we re broke AS dre ssed Z N. and s:p
did his gra.,

bsfora ZiON Chap, 54, W law of God
upon flutes
of t!'.e temp dogs, and ca 55). A.,d her, and he har, On the thelr joum~ above the g passed th ro alongside ZI
rose up a d Ijkipp ra bernac even s ), The n h stood e r wt1 id1 i given e T.a bern Ie of t t drums a d play uted, a nd he pVlo 5
n with dra
ing morn in is cornpan
d m ~n and nd to th e he
asts and ht .of one shadows, d har,
W"
gens we u bit a'S be re, Th "d the p pie r n thi!!!Y ca e to t
(I-
2 10 F~~
B-o-ob
RED S A ZION passe d ised CI bove ttl
lea p
praise
up to we leo
ot hE!: r, a nd the
all the creat ures in th them, In d~ e course MEDV M and B htl we re c~ived with g r folio by DAVID II geogr pnica Ilcnowled
er its waters. and t he who ttl i1 @ ight th ree c.... bits. ZION. nd the billows tbun e ti s \led at a pIa
E.THIOPIA.
m pa ny
d 10rt h
0'5.,
and
ed over pposite
Mou
SA and enea NAI
nd the n pass n t nraug h

h re they
a rs b@fure.
;iI
nd
d or was:
.3 be
e heard what t EL if the ra
'5!!@,
.a
there
the pi
depa
dead we nt
an. When ZAD t he door; of
P::!
the 10 s ofttl e glory a hea rd tle news he co mand d me"

t nOS!!
he ca ashes on hi Tem Ie an d 'n .a loud voi prcte ion of S RAE:L, Whe n r@viv
had sto I@n them Chap. 57). Whe

0
t p ursue them wi'I@n h V found
rna ka read
re
ounte lea rne
ready SO
ON-;et
hi rm,.e at tneir hea d, to EG PT, where tne
that t e -rugit ives
secuts rod e in II haste d left the
2010 F~~
'INW'rN.
r~~jJ(I~-II'i-
pia ce nine days b fore cha p. 581. arriv-ed at GAzA h foun th at th!!! n:!! made to him was t ue, a d his heart @ nvovs of PHARAO wi1 h ad b@@ n
and he asked one 0 the tl im th at he ha d seen e statu es of kings travelling rough tle ai f tha T:a gods in EGYPT had talk!! down in th das hed in i (;5 (Cha . 59). W n acle of ZION, a n we pt bttt SOLOMON hea rei t Is he etu rned to h s tent and rm (Cha p, 601,
t"
nd
err
en rly,
Whe n SOlOMe) N elders into the H se 0 God .. and hand ZAD saeh other and w pt bi erly- The n ted ned ttl!! @kI@r!i made 10 n.c !iJl'f!ech to 5 OM 0 N i sketch ~d the part i~o of the Ark the Cove Ta berna cle ZION. ey rem I nded hi how the eaptu red it and ca ied i into the he of DAG
tn
ttl!!y sa nt it aw.ay
h si
.3
gokJ figu r@
and how, when it ea mels ttl at drew and bu mt the wag min i5t@ rad to by th~ Valley of GILB bro~8nt it fro m king that the Tabe against God's will, JERUSALEM, a nd if tt1 ey were q uite ce itse If (Cha p. 61).
me
to JUDAH, t
he K embra ed ir tears nd wh ich t @y ant. j. e. he PHI LI STI ES N, and ow sixty ph Iii, N "Slew he
on on whic
n, an how it with
naela ZIO N co uld n

nd th t if it was Go '
it
w.a
in:
not th e n it e Ta bernad
kJ Il!tu to f one t ing
take ca
of
tt1 e m that the Will
Whe n SOLOMO N h d he rd a II they h to say h agreed ith f Go wa s Irresist I I ,a nd calle u pen t em
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n ..... *:-. '- ..~n witn t1 im in the Holy t k~y had ured out p tea rs, SOLO ON advls secret .a mon tha 1Il'S!!1v boast ever 1 e ir m isfo rt t he bOK h A1.ARYAS
wit:t1 gold, a
of the- ook ot the Law i nsid@ They reme bered th J E:RUSAL heavens, an
copy
wn.
mi,c t be !!!V@ r protect H is people, Th better prote or t na n ev

BLIt the I
H lmsa If
SO LOMON, r his love him, and ne devoted hi
ON to antar witn u s .and ·pull out th i 1< plain, In dol ng t I t ne Egy ptia n go
I""
to enter ~nto tne God of IS
· 64, 651. In -s,pite (I kn e '5, an d ~jnJ ed in some res:pe s '5." type of CH lUST CI nd itted no sin like tha 0 h- fat DAVi D in t e m
ne
urdar ot UR.lAH.
.661·
pr.il
I)
hi
LO
and
ON'S
r ma rying
nd JADRA
him h IN JOSEPH.
i,
his
nd ......... ---
pas d It into the body MAR . Fina IIV. the Ange I
th an s to God~ ill nd ask com tCna p. 69). and tf1 e ilans:.11 Wn@n the
ea rt
SOLOMON wept •
the r st of Chap. 69. ON died, .a nd lA he had laid a woo e ed upon it upon tl1 y a I m ula CI nd cned,
a oint~d REHOBOA
t blet.3O ttl SOLO b rna de. t he peop
nc: liv
tne royal
210F~~~
'-
..;}.._ ~.nt
rmed the
wirlg to REH revo ed. .iI nd ttl~ 70).

Ef tha
J ROaOAM. , From REHOB AM to J CH RI • were forty-- ne general JOS ~ H the ea rpe nte were a kin DAVi • King of ISRAE L (Cna p. 71).
l, (I nd rna de
is. ability a s a udge. set 55 on tha pan f;jJ tlod:: un la uI detent ion property dec I ed the case in 'Such a w
56ft, and in du ISAA fl.l n her proves t he ing of BABVLON KAR iN an d ttl e fal5i flig of KARMiN to
BAl_
e merchant'
wife. and the e:«:h an up a story more '5-U Nigh ~ tha n the KEB
was the son etym logy.B lven of t 76). I Chap. 77 ISAA

ZAFt I
BUCHADNE
re
ether mak N i8 hts and

SEM ITE; th
u rse. wholl WfOn8 {Cha that t King of PERSIA wa
e was de end d from PEREZ, a son of

TAMAR.
U5
origin
KITES. as In Chap.
apocrypn
GE N ESIS. is
th I!!! MOAB.TES an d AMAlE· pe ted in Cna ps, 78 and 79,

N with
is t:tJ e history of SA
deta il~ of an
woman of Th@ PH III

pulled the
ne PHI U
tha met
,Accord
In8 to
'5
h I~, SAMSON married
.a
700.000
tra sgre ssed th e W ill of God. t @ bu on, .and in r@v@n,ce he upon them nd s ew 700.000 of them, and wood a nd ttl e Jaw~bo ne DEL ILA H, t ne sister of t he PH IUSTINES, with
INES, and him act
together, boys gre ;jIpp;jlreI, a dagger.> t rnerher w h!!: intend
the two 'Sisters li~d rcu tit to rth a ma n ctl lid. The
e rs dressed them in rictl neck, iii nd &ave t ke m MSO N'S son, a~ked hls !'e cityr a nd told., e r that little tim!! late r th~ two nd AKAM t:I E L took from
t5N
boys wer
th!! di'50h a
eat it. TE
BRELES a nd tried to kill
behind
When
a pi lar a d in turn tried to kill her,
couch,
.an evening A I" Chaps,

EGYPT w'
SARAH
to paci hi he tu rned on the two arand d ttl m from the apartma nt. sA BA gave him pu rple doth~ from her him the ron of PHI LISTlA, .and that of· a nd was aceta imed king. rv of ABRAHAM'S visrt: to scription ot ISHMAEL'S
16
.....::" 'to M ENVE LEK. H J RUSALEM to MAl( EOA, his otf1e r, t .ii!nd he sent masse eo tneir arrival (Cha p 84. I due co urse he arrived a Ad~ (AXU M ?), he DA ere the Que~ n wa'S
arrative n the plain
..
at the
en and bulls were d red swordsm@n lr and the Queen a ~ KEDA abdicate mares, gokl an
that
he
87), and be kings people
eforth no woma n hat on Iy the male f t nat cou ntry. Itt t st away the ir ido nd magic, and om ns, n the rei igio., of t"13" HE R
rendar pri~'it a MENYf: ZADOK upon AZAR'" AS an the pat f righteo U5n ess (Ch er speeC" 11 nobles (Cha p, pray!!d God for wisdom a by a n ed iet 0 rderin folio and rna ers and custc ms w eh e to adop the new religion un his pro rty a nd saparat ion Chaps, an d 91. AZARVAS
pra ises 1'1 er f r he wisde , He cernpare AI-!, ;jJ nd '5.dys t cou ntry of lOP with J ETH IOPIANS a bla k of fae notl'1ing can d e ir hearts, I-!!! most pa rt fro and unclean a
fa
at,
th
han pr the Pe ima~, launs a teuch, urlo~5ly
evoted to the pia e 161). Wh@ ade prepa ratio s t
n of the
L. in ETI-IIOPI
tru m pets and
inds, MENVELE
HIOPIA, The
pted the Fa'

les of NESTO IUS,
bl i5 hed h is kin de accompa n led 94). to wage to tha W!!!'51:r land'§; of the N
he set out.
e Coven ant an MA ~0 (C ha p. nemi es, He alta ked tne peop les

of h i5. cou ntrv, NS. ARABIANS,
.iI nd
in
dad the S; and
nd ION
d did homage t hi. ad of nis a r ,a

orio out a nd who
'5
e Ark of b Iott !!!d
ev@ry
e re: many peo if!s
tt1e Kin_g of RO
d i~ ers la id aste, In Chap. 5 I E w n the Kj of ETH IOPIA. a d
l' ..... *:-. '- ..~JEWS for their i I reat nt of CH RI Pea rl th at w.a s hi ~n i ADAM'S bed An d ISAAC prec i swat tl1 KESRA. e
prove. nal"ll@lyr t King of ETHI
s born of the
more he nou rable of t ne glorv and 'Seve ral rsrna rks, witt1 the ETH lOP I GREGORY, the · wh Ich it is shown Propnet5i of ISRA in support of this which proclalme Creation. Tne b 96). AB RAH AM
symbol of CH RI
S.
nv ot her king 50; of the 11 e tne- J EWS are

c rnes a long. !!:.rt .a
of wo nders" ( nat t e com ing of C ,a" p a 5i5iages fro if!w, h@ b@ginning CHRI • and the H I rke
is ~ @X.iI k~d an d the earth, beca Lise Iy ZI N,4' Followi.,g pa u nfavou ra bly fro the writings of AU TURGUS). in known tothe ks are CI ucted thi w.a s t ha L1w pirit existed at the I of CHR IST (Chap.
athe, and
sla
~c
a
but
mankind,
the VIRGIN MAR
UPO" her. SI1e w wa s the a! nser u ~rhJ me of the i praye r asce nded JACOB'S ladder. wa s C H R.IST (Ct1 a . gg), of God on ea rth 'Sy wood of wh id1 . wa CHRIST- The pot t t hal wa s th~ body CH RIST. The Pear by MOSES WG"5 breadthwise to s
t ke Cross, t ha
as t e "deer", and hie wa"5 God's sea I bed MOSES; she-
ha Ark made bol lzed MARY made ~m be Iz the manna w s ; the Words V'S body was H a nd MOSES s
E5 was the abode th i ndestru ctible th Ind e'-'lnJ ctl ble .also were e rock sm itte n engthwise and SES· ROD was s the teac h ing VPT to r th ree . The AflllAL E& • who l1eld up
IN
w.a of the A po~Ie'S, da'lf' svmbo Iiled KITES symbol ized
r th
flowed from t ~ d rkness brough e d rkn ess of tl1 e e d ils, and MRO
(I-
2010FI)ft~
· "a nds,
sym
boliz:ed the two th ieves

given in Chap.
W"O
5
1ST. In a parable
99 a k ng sy
, a nd SATAN a n a rrega nt serva nt ;[u1d A AM.a
u m Ie
rebelled is given In en. 1 0. gels were wroth with God 10 r c reati"g A AM, a d t h y
of the a nge I'S whe beca use of his tra ns re sslo ..... lGEf;:I them t hat ADAM W3-S on Iy a creat Lire made t ran d wind an d fire. whi 1'Stthey ~re ade of y we re mad e spec: ia IIV to praise God. wnj 1st infh,J!!n ced by ~ TAN; had t n@v iH!@n they wall Ie:!hay~ sin ned me re tha n A Is sa id, lIMa ke us even a'S ADAM, and pu d gave them flesh and blood an d a h rE n of man. Th@reupon tnt!Y ca ma d with the c hildren of CAl N, and g.ave th t11Se tv~
da ncing, an d fornication. The da ug rs od .a nd ADAM
rv
.Gd fd ~
ir a d
AD
aa
h,
0
up
CA N
th e mse tve'5i to pie ase ti'le me n whe tl a bee nang , d abauc ned by any :iInd !!very rna n wh (3 red 0 ta @ d they CO nceived, but were Linable to b ing to h th i r n I n the nat uraI way, .a nd the cni Idre n 'S lit 0 n tl1 Ir mftil~Drd bodies and ca me forth These eni Idre grew
I
nd thelr
m
~height raached unto the cI ou s,"

of th Floe:!
to r 120 yea 1"5, and then the wate

the m. He
told NOAH to bu ild .a nArk, that Ark t nat s.awd him. as t ne woo
n kind when C H FtIST d i@d upon it.
In
tf1
101 God is made to dedare by the is eve ryw ne re and in eve ryttl in&, and t at ev iB.@1f on Him; H@ is the M:iI'5ter of @v@ ing,. i g. He is a bove the Seve n Hea\l'~n s a nd tyth i h the dee ~ deep a nd the th ickest a rkn
ryt ni g H@ f 15
,H is; s, a d
80
.....*:-. '- ~-
..
balances all c
e alta r symbolizeSi an
inc. to the Ark of NO
wa'i saved by wood. B......... .,......... converse witn God in t h wood of MAN SA R.. t eo ea ught the ra saved I M:., and t ne rc ds of w Gel t
Ia id •n ru n nine: w.ater sav d him, The wood of tna rk MOSES was .3 ean s of s Ivation, even as was t e CrO$~. The grater p.a of th is ch apte r ap a t t ra "slation of apart a hom ity by CYRIL. A h is ALEXAN DR lA, nd it is ossibje th.at Cha p. 1 eentln u.ation Ch.a p. 1 . ~t dea Is with ABR I-IA • MELC HIZEOEK, who ga h 1m the my~ ry of b a
which i's also e lebrated
have rna de
t ne ca se of so
nv
of CHIUS give n in mista k e of t ne
con ce rn ing CI-I 1STS t riu cha p. 107, and (1-1 RIST is. dea ling with th wicked" Cha p. 109 ron ists of pr Chaes. 110 an 111 ma tlon and A'Sc slen of en u me rated, T e Patria symbok of CRIST
MOSES, JOSE P • and J 0
'C
410ur Passover, ~ Prop ee k hap. 106. but ~SAAC r 5 a'S to tneir authors.h p, i no r Pro phets. Many p mary. Anoth@r saris (1 ph.a I ent rv into JER lE dentified IN Ith the iIJ n lc m ss of the JEWS are giv n i ph !!:ci@rs oncsrn ing th C c prophecies to r~temn t HRIST and His seee d s and Propnets were a p. 112), especla Ily
• colle(t@d from the 8
f h s
H.
(I-
2010 F~~
'INW'rN.
r~~jJ(I~-II'i-
The eha riot e in E"TH 10 PlAz Helena, was i EGORY how
t:t1 OS@ wt1 0

90
na!!!
i nn@d shal
ba pu
d e.s(e~ of their 'ii 5. One day
me sha II be
ned 10r a
t housa hole d a some for twel r, Others 91 a II

ith Go is as a
and ;ilcqu itted. In
sh opo:; GRE GaR sha II rema I., in and prophes· ARM ENIA, and h JEWS of NAG A exta rtrI.n;n 10 n
n@
.: H
ETH I
PIA.NS will m.a
The la Chapte (117) dea Is e JeWS a d the MENIANS by efforts of JUST N S, Ki ng of OME. a K~LE B. K. ng et in J ER SA LEM, nd @X(.ha n.g@ t- las. T OPIA, who a r!! 0 IANS ag.a in the J E of NAG RA N is to war of the ET RA MAS
02(10F~~~
u ..... *:-. '- ..~KALEB has a opt

PANTAL ER.N a nd
t ne rnonast ic Irfu in t
defeat
text
ne
by
im i5
eerta i"tv,
u ndsrstand.
rts
of th is Cnapt
02010
~~~
TH GLORYO KINGS
TRINI SPIRIT.
he i and
a nd
and I'Jl@n. F r thegood fe 110 hlp together m de th of their Glo . An Spirit sa id, I let U and with rs dy a ~ment a nd good w III They op in ion. An the 0 said. ~II ill put 0 n t he body w the HolV Sp it sa ,M I will d-well in the heart] 51 and the Ft" teo u 11.1 nd th is rom mon agr@!!:IIl@ nt wa s [fLllfill~ 1 in I N, the cttv of the~r Glo rv. An ~Remem be Th in a re eme nt wh ich theu d id"i't ~alvation, t e rod 0 Th i ne j" he rita nee, i" Mou nt Thou dost d 11211,1
1 ~
a ion and expl anation of the T re n Ortt1odo>: [fathers] co neerni 8 5 • arHi d ign ity, ;[I nd how God A ,an d t!'Spe!:ciallv con t;@ m inc. Z ON, th ~ Tabernacle (t;~bMI im'Self is the Ma ker and Fa~ le i~ ss before a II created t ni"gs. F the r, and th II! Son, a nd the- H tv n light good will and co rd I e ave nfy ZION to be the p lac of he n the F ather. ;[I nd tne Son, a"
of
in
there wa!i

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PUBLISH R'S PREFACE

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HOW THE QUEEN MADE READY TO SETOUT ON H R JOURNEY

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TO THE Q EEN EIGHTEEN

[PATRIARCHS] CONCERNING HOW KING SOLOMON SWORE TO THE

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EGY TIAN, THE SERVANT OF 199

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PREFACE TO THE PRE ENT EDITION

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re came into exi:te nee

in the pre cad ing

S or ETH IOPIANS. as • owe- more to ttl e SE ITES than or EGYPTIANS, or G RE

s giv@n to att. xii. 42:

(If the Sem itic kingdo

s called the ..ZION OF- AB 5SINIA

ecid ~d to s an an 00$t itf1 the HE

¥i c.. Ar:iIb ic,

EH. the g h n'5t~ ns h lators used e MI NAEAN impo rta n

les and lin 5 d~d be. D ~ bQ 0 ~ be.

Sa baea n lette r " ;;;: m perpen d taJ la r to h oriz n'tll. ad ed

ha nge of po ition eire les a d IInes

we have: 0 • da, D • d ,D. dU, 0

..... *:-. '- ~• do. Th us he ABYSS I tANS provi ed fer

aut" mity u der CAND a man of IOPIA- (

rAMLAK (1 70-85) in S OA.. and w tl the

a II \lowe Is she ) there

h, .a nd @i,gnte@ d we re a II of a to the Book

s, both vlg ne a nusa'ipts. of We of Han n a tn

..... *:-. '- ~-

t kat ye.iJ r the GA t he priests, and ttl e p

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