Menelik

Both the phrases “she came” (1 Kgs 10: 1) and “Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all that she desired” (v. 13a), for example, have led to the suggestion of a sexual relationship between the two, which issued in a son, variously called Menelik (Ethiopian Christian), Rehoboam (Islamic), or Nebuchadnezzar (Jewish).

Queen of Sheba: Bible. 2009

And only 12 years after Queen Victoria had been named Empress of India (1877), 'Menelik', another Abyssinian tramp whose real name is Sahle Mariam, proclaimed (1889) himself as Emperor of Ethiopia to imitate Ezana, the first christened king of Axumite Abyssinia, who had invaded Kush (Ethiopia) and added the name of Ethiopia to those of other subjugated realms.

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According to the Kebra Nagast, Sheba subsequently gave birth to a son who became Menelik, King of Axum.

Great dynasties of the world: The Ethiopian royal family Ian Sansom 2010

Legend has it that he wooed her, and that descendants of their child, Menelik – son of the wise – became the kings of Abyssinia.

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Freshmen Menelik Watson and Anell Alexis, both sat out this season.

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 2010

And if legend is to be believed, Menelik became the founder of the ruling Ethiopian dynasty.

Great dynasties of the world: The Ethiopian royal family Ian Sansom 2010

I remember the stiff, young officer who came with credentials from Menelik of Abyssinia; I remember the bitter, black American who whispered how an army of the Soudan might some day cross the Alps; I remember Englishmen, like the Colensos, who sat and counseled with us; but above all, I remember Coleridge-Taylor.

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Iowa State's Brandon Hunley jarred the ball from receiver Menelik Holt at the 10 and the Cyclones 'Jesse Smith plucked it out of the air.

USATODAY.com 2008

Down 24-7 and facing third-and-14 at his own 16, Ganz tried to force a pass to Menelik Holt.

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After adopting Mosaic laws for the Ethiopian people, she sent her son Menelik and members of his staff to steal the Ark and bring it to Aksum.

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