any pics of the queen of sheba?

[Al-Gebra]

figured it doesn't hurt to ask .  .  . I've heard she was a major hottie.  will accept pics of Vashti, Esther, Rahab, Mary Magdalene, Bathsheba, Delilah, rebekah, samaritan woman at the well, or the dark-skinned female from the Song of Solomon. 

TYIA (thank you in advance, for the old folks who post here).

[Butterbean]

you are on a roll!

[Al-Gebra]

sorry. my insomnia was acting up . . . think I'm still jet-lagged/sleep rhythm's all whacked out.  My buddies use viagra to get over it. For one reason or another, I don't take it  . . .  Yeah, I know "viagra for insomnia" sounds weird, but the stuff actually does alleviate insomnia, and not the way one would think it does. 

[Camel Jockey]

sorry. my insomnia was acting up . . . think I'm still jet-lagged/sleep rhythm's all whacked out.  My buddies use viagra to get over it. For one reason or another, I don't take it  . . .  Yeah, I know "viagra for insomnia" sounds weird, but the stuff actually does alleviate insomnia, and not the way one would think it does. 

How's about some alcohol? Cures insomnia.

[Dos Equis]

sorry. my insomnia was acting up . . . think I'm still jet-lagged/sleep rhythm's all whacked out.  My buddies use viagra to get over it. For one reason or another, I don't take it  . . .  Yeah, I know "viagra for insomnia" sounds weird, but the stuff actually does alleviate insomnia, and not the way one would think it does. 

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what we call TMI (too much information).    

Just learned that acronym a few weeks ago. 

[Al-Gebra]

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what we call TMI (too much information).    

Just learned that acronym a few weeks ago. 

its not like that . . . I know it sounds bad, but it apparently knocks em right out. i don't know if there are "side effects."

[Al-Gebra]

How's about some alcohol? Cures insomnia.

can't drink and be productive early next morning.

[Camel Jockey]

can't drink and be productive early next morning.

Drink plenty of water and suck it up. 

[Al-Gebra]

Drink plenty of water and suck it up. 

ROFLMAO. enjoy being 19 or 20 or however young you are.

[xxxLinda]

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The Queen Of Sheba
By Michael Wood
Graphic showing ancient caravan trade routes
Ancient caravan trade route in the Arabian peninsula

Michael Wood explores the historical background to the legend of the Queen of Sheba, and discusses the role she plays in the cultural traditions of the Red Sea region.

Page 1 of 7

    * 1. Layers of the legend
    * 2. Jewish legend
    * 3. Unpicking the clues
    * 4. Islamic tradition
    * 5. Ethiopian tradition
    * 6. An enigma
    * 7. Find out more
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Layers of the legend

The Queen of Sheba - an exotic and mysterious woman of power - is immortalised in the world's great religious works, among them the Hebrew Bible and the Muslim Koran. She also appears in Turkish and Persian painting, in Kabbalistic treatises, and in medieval Christian mystical works, where she is viewed as the embodiment of Divine Wisdom and a foreteller of the cult of the Holy Cross. In Africa and Arabia her tale is still told to this day and, indeed, her tale has been told and retold in many lands for nearly 3,000 years.

'The sources and history of the legend, however, are elusive.'

Hollywood, too, has fallen under her spell, releasing its own polished epic version of her story in the glossy Solomon and Sheba of 1959. The sources and history of the legend, however, are elusive. No other popular heroine is so celebrated but so puzzling.

Trying to ascertain who she may really have been is an arduous task, and a question soon arises. Why, if so little is known about her, has she become such an important figure? The tales of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba have, after all, even provided the founding myths for the modern states of Israel and Ethiopia.

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[xxxLinda]

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Welcome to The Queen of Sheba, the complete guide to the story of the Queen of Sheba, in history, legend, archaeology and faith. The site includes an organized and annotated list of 170 articles, pages and sites and 150 pictures of the Queen of Sheba.
The Queen of Sheba

This website finds, sorts and describes more than 170 of the best websites. The "facts" are presented in history, texts, legends and archaeology. The "reception" of the Queen of Sheba (her "image through time") is dealt with in Art History, Literature, Movies and Opera and Musicals. What's left (eg., kid's stuff, sermons) goes in Miscellaneous.
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Medieval | Renaissance–1800 | 1800–1950 | Contemporary | Movies | Ethiopian | Islamic | Merchandise
Who was the Queen of Sheba?

First, as a former ancient history grad student, I have to say we don't know. The evidence, after all, is extremely sparse. Amateurs "stretch" the evidence, "fix" it, use everything no matter how derivative or unbelievable—anything to get a complete story. Pros recognize what slim evidence can and cannot say.

The Hebrew Bible devotes some thirteen verses to the Queen of Sheba. 1 Kings 10.1-13 (copied in 2 Chronicles 9.1-12) relates that the Queen of Sheba journeyed to King Solomon's Jerusalem with an impressive and numerous entourage, eager to "prove him with hard questions." Solomon's wisdom and the greatness of his court impressed the queen, she gave him rich gifts, he gave her "all her desire" (a phrase that either reflected or suggested legends of a sexual relationship), and she returned, never to be heard from again.

The fun of this topic is in what came next, as Jewish, Muslim and Christian sources elaborated upon the biblical account or added new stories. The relationship with Solomon was an obvious point of elaboration, spawning "spicy" folk-tales of the tricks Solomon employed to bed the queen. More intellectually-minded authors dreamed up the riddles by which the queen tried to stump Solomon. The Queen of Sheba's legs acquired their own stories, including being too hairy (an aetiology for depilatories) and ending in a hoof! In some traditions the Queen of Sheba became a virtual devil, in others a forerunner of Christ. And in Ethiopia, an extensive body of lore developed, as the Ethiopia took the Queen of Sheba as their own, giving her name as "Makeda," and making her the founder of the Ethiopian Royal House.

Since the Renaissance the Queen of Sheba's images have multiplied still further. Her status as a woman of power and wisdom—one of few such figures in the Bible—attracted feminists and "proto-feminists." Her race—which shifted according to need—provided another source of inspiration. With less idealism, opera and movie producers found in Sheba a convenient peg for baroque display and "exotic" sexuality, even as they lost all connection with the history. Thus, three Italian sword-and-sandal movies with nothing to do with the Queen of Sheba acquired her erotically-charged name when released in the U.S. Then there was the cat food...
Why am I doing this?

I conceived of this project after completing similar sites about Noah's Ark, and Jonah and the Whale. I enjoy following biblical subjects down every rabbit hole on the web, doing "Reception Criticism" from Antiquity to Elfwood, as it were. At least with the Queen of Sheba I didn't need to deal with any Creationists.
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I know I didn't get it all. I will add anything remotely relevant. Email what I've missed to editor@isidore-of-seville.com. Or just write to give me an earful; I'd love to hear what you have to say.

Thank you for coming!

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If you enjoy this site you may like this other site by me:

Mermaids on the Web. Similar site, with over 1,320 pictures .

Angels on the Web. Images and other web resources on angels in Western culture, religion and art.

[xxxLinda]

'ere we go, 'ere we go...

[xxxLinda]

i prefer this one, it's funny if you read the words...

[Parker]

There was a PBS special for the Search of the Queen of Sheba. It went from finding scripts in Ethiopia to the Arabia pennisula to find same type of scripts in Yemen, but notcing that  Ethiopia and Yemen  share alot of the same culutre and stories about the Queen of Sheba.