Solomon

there stands an iconic art museum Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, designed by the celebrated American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Built in 1959, the museum flares as an expression of modern artistic construction. The museum permanently houses “world-famous collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist artworks, as well as some of the greatest 20th-century paintings by famous painters from all over the world” . The museum was named after the philanthropist, Solomon R. Guggenheim whose…

mere boy, according to Jewish legend, barely 12 years old his name is Solomon. Solomon's mother Bathsheba approaches the frail king's bedside and she said unto him “my lord you swore to your servant by the lord your God saying your son Solomon shall succeed me as king and shall sit on my throne.” (first king 1:17). David has many sons that wants to inherit the throne, but he fulfill Bathsheba's wishes and the David announce Solomon as the KIng of Israel. This announcement created a rage even…

The narrative in 12 Years a Slave continues as Solomon discusses the treacherous effects of trying to escape. He recalls the story of Wiley, whom he works along at Epps plantation. Wiley sneaks out to go to another plantation and loses track of time and is late to return. On his way back he is caught by the organization of patrollers. They beat him severely and bring him back to Epps who then flogs him again. Unable to keep up with the torture, Wiley runs away for good. Without telling anybody…

The construction of the First Temple is interrelated to the economic power of the United Monarchy. Solomon conscripted seventy thousand laborers and eighty thousand stonecutters, and they “quarried out great, costly stones” to build the foundation of the temple. He traded King Hiram of Tyre twenty thousand cors of wheat and twenty cors of fine oil for…

traditionally believed to have been written by King Solomon around the year 935 B.C.E. King Solomon was the son of David, who was known for his wisdom and his writings, as well as his wealth. In chapter 2, verses 4-9 mention great works he built as well as treasures he owned, also leading to the belief that Solomon is the author. Not all Biblical scholars attribute authorship of Ecclesiastes to Solomon however. Some believe the book was written about Solomon instead of by him and that it was…

The story of two kings and one’s jealousy leads to the want of the other dead. He turns away from God. The people are warned what would happen if they were given a king to rule them. Saul was chosen to become king but the most the people rejected him from the start. After Saul’s sin, God anoints a new king to one day take his place, David. David will become the better king over Saul. After David’s reign, another king takes charge and divides the Israel due to his sin against God. God has plans…

During the time of Samuel, why did the people of Israel desire a king? Saul, David, and Solomon are the most well-known kings of Israel, and the common attribute that each king either excelled in or struggled with was obedience. Obedience is what God asked from each king; unfortunately, not every king obeyed the commands of the Lord. Originally, they were not supposed to a king, but the people of Israel did not trust God and wanted to follow other nations. Samuel at the time was getting old and…

to “Proverbs of Solomon son of David, King of Israel.” (Estes 213) This gives the initial impression that King Solomon wrote the book of Proverbs, however, scholars discovered that it was in Jewish tradition that the book was edited by “the men of Hezekiah” (Estes 213). Many academics have come to the conclusion that King Solomon may not have be the sole author of the book of Proverbs. They believe that Proverbs is a collection of stories with many contributions from King Solomon. As for the…

future lineage. The divine adoption that God puts forth as foreseeing the future not only affects David but affects his people making it interrelated; the people have no idea there will be an heir but once it is evident that it was God’s choice in Solomon, David’s future child, reigning then there is a stronger belief in God by the people as well. The people must trust in God’s choice that he wanted David to have a son to continue his bloodline whether people favored David as king, or not. This…

their own unique idea of love are Kebra Nagast, Ramayana, and Tale of Genji. In these three works love faces challenges such as lust, ambition, and jealousy. In Kebra Nagast, a story challenged by lust, King Solomon seduces the Queen of Sheba. The Queen of Sheba pays a visit to King Solomon after learning about his profound wisdom. “There, she is as enraptured by…