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The Judgment of Solomon, oil on canvas by Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1617; in the Statens Museum for Kunst (National Gallery of Denmark), Copenhagen.
According to the biblical account of her visit to the court of King Solomon, the Queen of Sheba arrived with a camel caravan bearing gold, jewels, and spices. These gifts served as part of her journey to test the king's renowned wisdom by presenting him with a series of riddles.1
In some Islamic traditions, the Queen of Sheba initially sent gifts to Solomon in response to a letter he sent requesting that she and her kingdom worship God; however, when Solomon remained unreceptive to these offerings, she traveled to his court in person.1