The Queen of Sheba
By: H. St. John Philby.
Publisher: Quartet Books
Published: 1981
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 141
Subjects: Sheba, Queen of.
Description: The visit which the Queen of Sheba made to King Solomon remains one of the most fascinating stories in sacred or secular literature. It has its orthodox origins in two parallel narratives in the Old Testament and in the Qur'an. It has also pursued a colourful life of its own however, in the oral and historical literary traditions of the Near and Middle East.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 133-134.
Published posthumously; introd. material by Gerald de Gaury.
Includes index.