. Stories from the Hebrew . HE southern part of Arabiawas once called Thepeople of Sheba were power-ful and wealthy, and they con-trolled the sea and caravantraffic in gold, spices, ivory,ebony and finely wovenThey worshiped the sun and ifr stuffs. the moon. 3^ The sovereign of this people was a beautifuland wise queen. She heard of the fame of Solo-mon and prepared to visit him in order to prove hiswisdom with hard questions. She came to Jerusalemwith a very great train, with camels that bore spices,and very much gold and precious stones. These shebrought as gifts to him according to
. Stories from the Hebrew . HE southern part of Arabiawas once called Thepeople of Sheba were power-ful and wealthy, and they con-trolled the sea and caravantraffic in gold, spices, ivory,ebony and finely wovenThey worshiped the sun and ifr stuffs. the moon. 3^ The sovereign of this people was a beautifuland wise queen. She heard of the fame of Solo-mon and prepared to visit him in order to prove hiswisdom with hard questions. She came to Jerusalemwith a very great train, with camels that bore spices,and very much gold and precious stones. These shebrought as gifts to him according to custom, and toshow him something of the splendor of her realm. When she saw him she communed with him of allthat was in her heart. Very hard questions she askedhim and a great number of them, but Solomon an-swered every one with great wisdom. When thequeen of Sheba had seen all Solomons wisdom andthe house that he had built, and the meat of his table,and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of 1 Sheba == THE QUEEN OF SHEBA 107 his ministers, and their apparel, and his cup-bearers,and his ascent by which he went up into the house ofthe Lord, there was no more spirit in her. Her ownkingdom that she had thought so glorious, now seemedsmall and insignificant. She said to the king, It was a true report that Iheard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy I did not believe it, until I came, and mine eyeshad seen it: and behold, the half was not told me:thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame whichI heard. Happy are thy men, happy are these thy ser-vants, that stand continually before thee, and that hearthy wisdom! Blessed be the Lord thy God, which de-lighteth in thee to set thee on the throne of Israel, todo judgment and justice. The queen of Sheba gave the king an hundred andtwenty talents of gold, and of spices very great storeand precious stones. Never again did King Solomonreceive such an abundance of spices as these which thequeen of Sheba gave
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