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Queen of Sheba: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As Makeda • Bilqīs
Flourished c.1000 BCE - c.901 BCE

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Edward John Poynter: The Visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon
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Abraha
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Carlo Maratta: Bathsheba at the Bath
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Sarah offering Hagar to Abraham
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Jacob Returning to Canaan with Rachael and Leah Pursued by Laban
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