![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Queen of Sheba is only mentioned twice in the Bible, in 1 Kings 10:1-12 and 2 Chronicles 9:1-13. TJE asked Stinchcomb about how those texts gave rise to the queen we know today. In her dissertation and a paper earlier this year in the journal Religions, Jillian Stinchcomb, the Florence Levy Kay Fellow in Hebrew Bible and Mediterranean Cross-Cultural Textual Traditions, has tracked how ancient and medieval writers built up the Queen of Sheba's legend. And apart from the Bible, we have no proof she ever existed. The land of Sheba is thought to refer to the port city of Saba in Yemen, though even that is uncertain. The Bible says nothing about her appearance. On her album, Black Is King, Beyoncé described herself as an heir to her legacy.Īnd a recent article at the online Jewish feminist site Alma declared her the " Black Jewish queen … you probably didn't learn about in Hebrew school." Meet the Queen of Sheba, a scarcely mentioned figure in the Bible who nonetheless looms large in the public imagination. Halle Berry played her in a 1995 made-for-TV movie. Graduate Professional Studies (Online Programs) Rabb School: Graduate Professional Studies Heller School for Social Policy and Management ![]()
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