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The tenth chapter of the Book of Kings opens with the following verse:<\/span><\/p>\n

The queen of Sheba heard of Solomon\u2019s fame, through the name of the LORD, and she came to test him with hard questions.<\/span><\/p>\n

The queen of Sheba experiences a calling that is not unheard of in the Bible. At a certain point in her life, she has exhausted all sources of knowledge in her own realm. In order to find answers to her questions, she would have to leave the security and comfort of her kingdom in a quest for wisdom that would take her far away from her safety zone.<\/span><\/p>\n

The queen travels in style, since she realizes wisdom comes with a price. She is a woman, and a foreigner; in order to be taken seriously, she has to come bearing gifts. Her quest for answers represents a sizeable investment for her\u00a0 \u2013 <\/span>she arrived in Jerusalem with a very large retinue, with camels bearing spices, a great quantity of gold, and precious stones <\/span><\/i>(1 Kings, 10:2).<\/span> Her efforts are well rewarded, though. King Solomon <\/span>had answers for all her questions; there was nothing that the king did not know, [nothing] to which he could not give her an answer <\/span><\/i>(1 Kings, 10:3)<\/span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The queen of Sheba takes the same risk that many other Patriarchs do in the biblical narrative. She has reached a point in her life where she has run out of challenges; still, she refuses to settle and leaves her land on a journey to a place where she may keep on growing intellectually and spirituality. After learning with Solomon, she confesses that it had been hard for her to believe everything she had been told about the king\u2019s wisdom and the splendor of his kingdom. However, her doubts do not prevent her from setting on her journey. In spite of her lack of faith, her courage and determination prevailed, and her hard questions were met with the king\u2019s generosity – Solomon does not withhold any of his wisdom from her. In turn, the king receives <\/span>one hundred and twenty talents of gold, and a large quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again did such a vast quantity of spices arrive as that which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon <\/span><\/i>(1 Kings, 10:10).<\/span><\/p>\n

A point may come in our lives where we will not be able to find clarity in our endeavors. It may also happen that someone will ask us for our help in figuring out answers to their hard questions. In both cases, we can find inspiration in the queen of Sheba story, and be willing to go on a long and hard journey for answers, or to share with the one on a similar quest our wisdom with generosity. In both cases, surely our reward will exceed all our expectations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Image: <\/span>Queen of Sheba and King Solomon, Qes Adamu Tesfaw, Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, 2003, oil on canvas, The British Museum. 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