Most people, even those who are thoroughly secular, know the story of the Judgment of Solomon: Two women who share a house and have recently given birth within days of one another come to King Solomon ...

Many Christians and Jews believe that the wisdom of King Solomon extended well beyond ordinary human perception. A gift from God, it allowed him to understand the hidden forces of nature, the inner ...

King Solomon is traditionally (and I think, solidly) believed to have been king of the united monarchy of Judah, from c. 970-931 B.C. We don’t have much at all to establish his existence and influence ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1934, an archaeologist was digging in the Timna Valley in the sweltering heat of southern Israel. He was trying to prove that ...

King Solomon is one of the most complicated figures in all of religious history. By nearly every account, he was the wisest man who ever lived and the wealthiest king of his time. He built the Temple ...

Let’s move to a passage of dialogue from the dying King David to young Solomon as David appointed him king: “‘You shall be strong, therefore, and show yourself a man, and keep the charge of the Lord ...

ARE these the gates to King Solomon’s mines? Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered a fortified trading post dating to the earliest days of the ancient Jewish state he led. Researchers from Tel Aviv ...

King Solomon had many treasures, but the most extraordinary one was his magic carpet. It was a gift from God, and it was 60 miles long and 60 miles wide, of rich green silk woven with gold. The magic ...