All three of the holy books from the great monotheistic faiths share a similar story about a queen from a land in the south who traveled to Jerusalem to meet King Solomon.

This queen, who was said to have come from a land called Sheba not only held a fascination of

Solomon but of people for almost 3,000 years. But did she really exist? And if she

did, where exactly did she come from? Learn more about the Queen of Sheba on this episode of

Everything Everywhere Daily. The story of the Queen of Sheba can be found in the Hebrew Bible, the Christian Old Testament,

with preferences to it in the New Testament, and in the Islamic Quran, although the story may differ slightly.

Before I get into the history of the Queen in her kingdom, I should probably at least give a brief

overview of the religious stories.

In the Old Testament, the Queen of Sheba is never actually given a name.

She is simply referred to as the Queen of Sheba.

The actual text in the Old Testament isn't very long, so I'll read an abbreviated version of it

from the Book of Kings here.

Quote, now when the Queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the

name of the Lord, she came to test him with difficult questions.

She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan, with camels bearing spices, gold gold in great abundance, and precious stones.

So she came to Solomon and spoke to him of all that was on her mind, and Solomon answered all

her questions.

Nothing was too difficult for the King to explain.

When the Queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, the palace he had built, the food at

his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendance and cup bearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at

the House of the Lord, it took her breath away.

She said to the King,

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