The Kebra Nagast
130 chapters English Public domain
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This is a translation of the Kebra Nagast, a tremendous collection of Ethiopian Biblical folklore. The Kebra Nagast tells the legend of the Queen of Sheba's son by King Solomon, Menyelek (also known herein as Bayna-Lehkem and David II). Menyelek engineers a plot to take the Tabernacle of the Law of God (i.e., the Ark of the Covenant) to Ethiopia. This is done at the behest of an Angel of God who predicts the downfall of the kingdom of Solomon.
Comitted to writing in the fourteenth century, the Kebra Nagast was derived from Ethiopian oral traditions of the Queen of Sheba and her state marriage with Solomon. The Kebra Nagast has been cited as one of the sources of the Rastafarian movement because of its support of Ethiopian theocracy.
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130 chapters
01 Start Reading 02 Page Index 03 Preface 04 Contents 05 List of Plates 06 I. The Manuscripts of the Kĕbra Nagast, etc. 07 II. Translation of the Arabic Version 08 III. Legends of the Queen of Sheba in the Kur’ân 09 IV. Modern Legends of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba 10 V. Summary of the Contents of the Kĕbra Nagast 11 1. Concerning the Glory of Kings 12 2. Concerning the Greatness of Kings 13 3. Concerning the Kingdom of Adam 14 4. Concerning Envy 15 5. Concerning the Kingdom of Seth 16 6. Concerning the Sin of Cain 17 7. Concerning Noah 18 8. Concerning the Flood 19 9. Concerning the Covenant of Noah 20 10. Concerning Zion 21 11. The Unanimous Declaration of the Three Hundred and Eighteen Orthodox Fathers 22 12. Concerning Canaan 23 13. Concerning Abraham 24 14. Concerning the Covenant of Abraham 25 15. Concerning Isaac and Jacob
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The Kebra Nagast
130 chapters English Public domain
About this book
This is a translation of the Kebra Nagast, a tremendous collection of Ethiopian Biblical folklore. The Kebra Nagast tells the legend of the Queen of Sheba's son by King Solomon, Menyelek (also known herein as Bayna-Lehkem and David II). Menyelek engineers a plot to take the Tabernacle of the Law of God (i.e., the Ark of the Covenant) to Ethiopia. This is done at the behest of an Angel of God who predicts the downfall of the kingdom of Solomon.
Comitted to writing in the fourteenth century, the Kebra Nagast was derived from Ethiopian oral traditions of the Queen of Sheba and her state marriage with Solomon. The Kebra Nagast has been cited as one of the sources of the Rastafarian movement because of its support of Ethiopian theocracy.
Table of contents
130 chapters
01 Start Reading 02 Page Index 03 Preface 04 Contents 05 List of Plates 06 I. The Manuscripts of the Kĕbra Nagast, etc. 07 II. Translation of the Arabic Version 08 III. Legends of the Queen of Sheba in the Kur’ân 09 IV. Modern Legends of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba 10 V. Summary of the Contents of the Kĕbra Nagast 11 1. Concerning the Glory of Kings 12 2. Concerning the Greatness of Kings 13 3. Concerning the Kingdom of Adam 14 4. Concerning Envy 15 5. Concerning the Kingdom of Seth 16 6. Concerning the Sin of Cain 17 7. Concerning Noah 18 8. Concerning the Flood 19 9. Concerning the Covenant of Noah 20 10. Concerning Zion 21 11. The Unanimous Declaration of the Three Hundred and Eighteen Orthodox Fathers 22 12. Concerning Canaan 23 13. Concerning Abraham 24 14. Concerning the Covenant of Abraham 25 15. Concerning Isaac and Jacob
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The Kebra Nagast
130 chapters English Public domain
About this book
This is a translation of the Kebra Nagast, a tremendous collection of Ethiopian Biblical folklore. The Kebra Nagast tells the legend of the Queen of Sheba's son by King Solomon, Menyelek (also known herein as Bayna-Lehkem and David II). Menyelek engineers a plot to take the Tabernacle of the Law of God (i.e., the Ark of the Covenant) to Ethiopia. This is done at the behest of an Angel of God who predicts the downfall of the kingdom of Solomon.
Comitted to writing in the fourteenth century, the Kebra Nagast was derived from Ethiopian oral traditions of the Queen of Sheba and her state marriage with Solomon. The Kebra Nagast has been cited as one of the sources of the Rastafarian movement because of its support of Ethiopian theocracy.
Table of contents
130 chapters
01 Start Reading 02 Page Index 03 Preface 04 Contents 05 List of Plates 06 I. The Manuscripts of the Kĕbra Nagast, etc. 07 II. Translation of the Arabic Version 08 III. Legends of the Queen of Sheba in the Kur’ân 09 IV. Modern Legends of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba 10 V. Summary of the Contents of the Kĕbra Nagast 11 1. Concerning the Glory of Kings 12 2. Concerning the Greatness of Kings 13 3. Concerning the Kingdom of Adam 14 4. Concerning Envy 15 5. Concerning the Kingdom of Seth 16 6. Concerning the Sin of Cain 17 7. Concerning Noah 18 8. Concerning the Flood 19 9. Concerning the Covenant of Noah 20 10. Concerning Zion 21 11. The Unanimous Declaration of the Three Hundred and Eighteen Orthodox Fathers 22 12. Concerning Canaan 23 13. Concerning Abraham 24 14. Concerning the Covenant of Abraham 25 15. Concerning Isaac and Jacob
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