Archaeology, Solomon and the Queen of Sheba
Research corroborates many of the details found in the First Book of Kings.
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Research corroborates many of the details found in the First Book of Kings.
1 Kings 10:1-2, 10-11 (RSV) Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with hard Is the queen of Sheba and her famous visit to see King Solomon the stuff of myth and legend or actual history? I provide significant evidence in favor of the latter.
In a new study in the Jerusalem Journal of Archaeology, Dr. Daniel Vainstub proposes that the Ophel pithos inscription is written in Ancient South Arabian script and is connected with the account of the Queen of Sheba’s visit to Jerusalem in the days of Solomon (1 Kings 10:1–13).
An enigmatic inscription on a jar discovered in Israel that identifies an ingredient for producing incense has been decoded by a recent study.
A new study has deciphered a mysterious inscription on a jar unearthed in Israel that lists an ingredient for making incense.