The Queen of Saba 1

The Queen of Sheba (Ge'ez: ንግሥተ ሳባ Nigista Saba, Hebrew: 'מלכת שבא‎

Malkat Shva, Arabic: ملكة سبأ‎ Malikat Sabaʾ), was the woman who ruled

the ancient kingdom of Sheba and is referred to in Habeshan history,

the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and the Qur'an.

The location of the historical kingdom may have included parts or all

of modern day Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Yemen.

The imperial family of Ethiopia claims its origin directly from the

offspring of the Queen of Sheba by King Solomon.[5] The Queen of Sheba

(ንግሥተ ሣብአ nigiśta Śab'a), is named Makeda (ማክዳ) in the Ethiopian account.

An ancient compilation of Ethiopian legends, Kebra Negast ('the Glory

of Kings'), is dated to seven hundred years ago and relates a history

of Makeda and her descendants. In this account King Solomon is said to

have seduced the Queen of Sheba and sired her son, Menelik I, who

would become the first Emperor of Ethiopia.