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Jesus, in Matthew and Luke, did not directly reference Queen Sheba as the Queen of the South. [5] An account also cited that the "Queen of the South" was a reference to a queen of Egypt because the term "king of the South" was recognized as a biblical term for the Egyptian monarch. [6] There are also claims that the term south refers to ...
Catholic Biblical Quarterly. 64: 597– 618. Brewer-Boydston, Ginny M. (2016), Good Queen Mothers, Bad Queen Mothers: The Theological Presentation of the Queen Mother in 1 and 2 Kings, Catholic Biblical Association of America. Cushman, Beverly W. (2006). "The Politics of the Royal Harem and the Case of Bat-Sheba".
Athaliah – Queen of Judah during the reign of King Jehoram, and later became sole ruler of Judah for five years. II Kings, II Chronicles [21] [22] Azubah #1 – Caleb's wife. I Chronicles [23] Azubah #2 – wife of King Asa, 3rd king of Judah, and mother of Jehoshaphat. I Kings, II Chronicles [24] [25]
Relief depicting Kandake Amanitore. Kandake, kadake or kentake (Meroitic: 饜Σ饜Ψ饜Σ饜Α kdke), [1] often Latinised as Candace (Ancient Greek: Κανδ维κη, Kandak膿), [1] was the Meroitic term for the sister of the king of Kush who, due to the matrilineal succession, would bear the next heir, making her a queen mother.
This is a list of queens of Jerusalem, from 1099 to 1291. Throughout 200 years of its existence, the Kingdom of Jerusalem had one protector, 18 kings (including 7 jure uxoris) and five queens regnant. Six women were queens consort, i.e. queens as wives of the kings. Some of them were highly influential in the country's history, having ruled as ...
Esther (Hebrew: 讗侄住职转值旨专) is a female given name known from the Jewish queen Esther, eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther. According to the Hebrew Bible, queen Esther was born with the name 讛植讚址住指旨讛 Hadassah ("Myrtle"). Her name was changed to Esther to hide her identity upon becoming queen of Persia.
Gustave Doré, The Death of Athaliah.. Accounts of Athaliah’s life are found in 2 Kings 8:16–11:16 and 2 Chronicles 22:10–23:15 in the Hebrew Bible.According to the chroniclers, she was the daughter of king Omri of Israel; [1] however, she is usually considered to have been the daughter of King Ahab – the son of Omri – and his wife, Queen Jezebel. [2]
A radio production called Vashti, Queen of Queens, "based on the first six verses of the Book of Esther", was produced at KPFA and broadcast on Pacifica Radio in 1964. [14] Vashti is the name of the main character in the 2003 children's book, The Dot, by Peter H. Reynolds. Vashti is the name of Stamp Paid's wife in Toni Morrison's 1987 novel ...