I recently watched a documentary about the great Queen Sheba.
Back during the reign of King Solomon, there used to be a Queen called Sheba. She lived in the heart of the Arabian desert, in Yemen.
Sheba was known for being so beautiful and mesmerizing. Her people loved her and followed her every command. She was the first female to rule a country in the Arabian World, and she was a powerful creature.
Setting the throne as her goal, the former King was her target. It is said that she planned a conspiracy against him and managed to replace him and take the crown.
The Queen, just like any historical authority figure, had believes and idols.
Late at night, about two hours from the main city, Queen Sheba used to sneak into her red hooded cape and walk to her favorite place in the desert.
Guarded by walls and hid in a maze, the Great Taurus Temple lay surrounded by statues of different animals.
The Taurus was a symbol of power, authority, roughness, assertiveness, sincerity, courage, victory, dominance, and fearless. The big Taurus sculpture was surrounded by burning incense sticks which gave him a 'grandiose' effect.
Queen Sheba, as depicted, would kneel and kiss the God's feet, asking him for mercy and forgiveness.
Sitting on his throne in another land, King Solomon was known for his ability to speak to animals. His gift has helped him reach out to people and invited them to follow his beliefs in the Oneness of the Almighty God.
Interested in spreading his message, King Solomon sent a bird to see where other humans could be found. Flying to the South, the bird sees smoke in the middle of the desert. Lowering his wings, he manages to witness a beautiful woman ruling an entire kingdom. The Queen and her people were pagans, and the Great Taurus was their savior.
The bird flew back to King Solomon and told him what he had just seen, and how there were humans worshiping idols instead of God.
The King was intrigued by this woman and her people, and so wrote her a letter inviting her to his kingdom where he would be honored to be her host.
The Queen fearing a conspiracy, decided to carry gifts, a sign of peace.
After a six months camel ride, the Queen reaches the kingdom where the King was impatiently waiting for her.
At their first encounter, they start challenging themselves with riddles and mind games.
The two immediately formed an innocent friendship.
The Queen spent three years with the King. He was her companion and she was his. He told her about the many battles he fought and the message that he carried, and she attentively listened to every word of his.
She soon began to practice his religion, and accepted his God as the one true God.
Just like any innocent friendship between a man and a woman, the couple grew really fond of each other. The Queen however wanted to leave the kingdom and return to her people where she would preach them about this new God that she was worshiping and praying to.
King Solomon objected but allowed her to leave only if she agrees not to take anything from his palace. Later at night, the King feeds the Queen some spicy food and sends her to sleep. Waking up thirsty, the Queen stretches out her arm to grab the glass of water, the King gently stops her and claims the water to be his.
Growing tired of rejecting his moves, the Queen surrendered that night and shared her bed with the King.
Having returned to her people, the Queen found out during her return that she was carrying the King's child. She taught him and raised him the way his father wanted him to grow up. Yemen was slowly becoming a monotheistic country, where the one and true God was their only God.
Archeologists are now finding some solid evidence of Queen Sheba's existence.
Her figure was engraved on several temples, and her name was on the biggest wall that protected the city.
The Great Taurus temple was also found buried under the sand, where the Queen used to once upon time spend hours wishing and praying for her dreams to come true.
Due to certain authority issues, the archeologists are not being able to dig any further and unveil more evidence about the Queen's existence, and her lifetime journey which made her the first female to bring monotheism to the GCC region.
It's a shame to have to sit and imagine how the queen looked like, where she grew up, how her son turned out to be, how her people accepted this belief change, and how she finally left this world.
Back during the reign of King Solomon, there used to be a Queen called Sheba. She lived in the heart of the Arabian desert, in Yemen.Sheba was known for being so beautiful and mesmerizing. Her people loved her and followed her every command. She was the first female to rule a country in the Arabian World, and she was a powerful creature.
Setting the throne as her goal, the former King was her target. It is said that she planned a conspiracy against him and managed to replace him and take the crown.
The Queen, just like any historical authority figure, had believes and idols.
Late at night, about two hours from the main city, Queen Sheba used to sneak into her red hooded cape and walk to her favorite place in the desert.
Guarded by walls and hid in a maze, the Great Taurus Temple lay surrounded by statues of different animals.
The Taurus was a symbol of power, authority, roughness, assertiveness, sincerity, courage, victory, dominance, and fearless. The big Taurus sculpture was surrounded by burning incense sticks which gave him a 'grandiose' effect.
Queen Sheba, as depicted, would kneel and kiss the God's feet, asking him for mercy and forgiveness.
Sitting on his throne in another land, King Solomon was known for his ability to speak to animals. His gift has helped him reach out to people and invited them to follow his beliefs in the Oneness of the Almighty God.
Interested in spreading his message, King Solomon sent a bird to see where other humans could be found. Flying to the South, the bird sees smoke in the middle of the desert. Lowering his wings, he manages to witness a beautiful woman ruling an entire kingdom. The Queen and her people were pagans, and the Great Taurus was their savior.
The bird flew back to King Solomon and told him what he had just seen, and how there were humans worshiping idols instead of God.
The King was intrigued by this woman and her people, and so wrote her a letter inviting her to his kingdom where he would be honored to be her host.
The Queen fearing a conspiracy, decided to carry gifts, a sign of peace.
After a six months camel ride, the Queen reaches the kingdom where the King was impatiently waiting for her.
The two immediately formed an innocent friendship.
The Queen spent three years with the King. He was her companion and she was his. He told her about the many battles he fought and the message that he carried, and she attentively listened to every word of his.
She soon began to practice his religion, and accepted his God as the one true God.
Just like any innocent friendship between a man and a woman, the couple grew really fond of each other. The Queen however wanted to leave the kingdom and return to her people where she would preach them about this new God that she was worshiping and praying to.
King Solomon objected but allowed her to leave only if she agrees not to take anything from his palace. Later at night, the King feeds the Queen some spicy food and sends her to sleep. Waking up thirsty, the Queen stretches out her arm to grab the glass of water, the King gently stops her and claims the water to be his.
Having returned to her people, the Queen found out during her return that she was carrying the King's child. She taught him and raised him the way his father wanted him to grow up. Yemen was slowly becoming a monotheistic country, where the one and true God was their only God.
Archeologists are now finding some solid evidence of Queen Sheba's existence.
Her figure was engraved on several temples, and her name was on the biggest wall that protected the city.
The Great Taurus temple was also found buried under the sand, where the Queen used to once upon time spend hours wishing and praying for her dreams to come true.
Due to certain authority issues, the archeologists are not being able to dig any further and unveil more evidence about the Queen's existence, and her lifetime journey which made her the first female to bring monotheism to the GCC region.
It's a shame to have to sit and imagine how the queen looked like, where she grew up, how her son turned out to be, how her people accepted this belief change, and how she finally left this world.
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