I come across many folktales that feature the wise King Solomon, a figure both of history and legend. Maybe there are so many tales about him for the same reason that there are so many courtroom dr… ...

And like other wise men at the time, they would have served a king. But which one? A CHRISTMAS PRAYER FOR OUR NATION We know that the Magi did not come from the Far East or even Persia.

The Bible says Solomon was married to 700 wives and had 300 concubines who led him astray. But wives and concubines are not the focus of our interest in Solomon today. That is a story for another day.

King Solomon asks for a sword, resolving to settle the matter by cutting the baby in half so each can possess half the child. The second woman agrees to this judgment; the first woman says that ...

The story of King Solomon’s Mines originated in H. Rider Haggard’s novel of the same name. This son of a barrister could not figure out what he wanted to do in life.