query: who wrote the novel king solomon 's mines

pos: King Solomon's Mines King Solomon's Mines King Solomon's Mines (1885) is a popular novel by the English Victorian adventure writer and fabulist Sir H. Rider Haggard. It tells of a search of an unexplored region of Africa by a group of adventurers led by Allan Quatermain for the missing brother of one of the party. It is the first English adventure novel set in Africa, and is considered to be the genesis of the Lost World literary genre. The book was first published in September 1885 amid considerable fanfare, with billboards and posters around London announcing "The Most Amazing Book Ever Written". It

pos: King Solomon's Mines King Solomon's Mines King Solomon's Mines (1885) is a popular novel by the English Victorian adventure writer and fabulist Sir H. Rider Haggard. It tells of a search of an unexplored region of Africa by a group of adventurers led by Allan Quatermain for the missing brother of one of the party. It is the first English adventure novel set in Africa, and is considered to be the genesis of the Lost World literary genre. The book was first published in September 1885 amid considerable fanfare, with billboards and posters around London announcing "The Most Amazing Book Ever Written". It

pos: King Solomon's Mines artist Dudley D. Watkins adapted the story into a text comics series. In 2002 a documentary was made by National Geographic Television in collaboration with Channel 4 in the UK: "The Search for King Solomon's Mines". In 2004 a TV mini-series was created: "King Solomon's Mines". Kenneth Colley starred as Allan Quatermain in a 1990 BBC Radio 4 adaptation. A two-part BBC Radio 4 adaptation was broadcast in April 2017 starring Tim McInnerny as Allan Quatermain. King Solomon's Mines King Solomon's Mines (1885) is a popular novel by the English Victorian adventure writer and fabulist Sir H. Rider Haggard. It

neg: Black Hole of Calcutta at 15. Diana Gabaldon mentions briefly the incident in her novel "Lord John and the Private Matter" (2003). It is also compared with the evil miasma of Calcutta as a whole in Dan Simmons's novel "The Song of Kali". Stephen King makes a reference to the Black Hole of Calcutta in his 2004 novel "". In Chapter V of "King Solomon´s Mines" (H.R. Haggard. 1885) the Black Hole of Calcutta is mentioned: "This gave us some slight shelter from the burning rays of the sun, but the atmosphere in that amateur grave can be better imagined than described. The Black

neg: In Search of King Solomon's Mines Sheba is kept and ventures on to Afar, possibly ancient Ophir. Shah’s desire was to reach the cursed mountain of Tulu Wallel, where decades before an English adventurer called Frank Hayter claimed to have discovered the gold mines of King Solomon. In Search of King Solomon's Mines In Search of King Solomon's Mines is a travel book by Anglo-Afghan author, Tahir Shah. Shah's search began with a map in Jerusalem. The map showed a trail leading to the fabled mines of King Solomon, who built the first temple of Israel out of gold, mined from the land of Ophir. Solomon’s

neg: King Solomon's Mines became an immediate best seller. By the late 19th century, explorers were uncovering ancient civilisations around the world, such as Egypt's Valley of the Kings, and the empire of Assyria. Inner Africa remained largely unexplored and "King Solomon's Mines", the first novel of African adventure published in English, captured the public's imagination. The "King Solomon" of the book's title is the Biblical king renowned both for his wisdom and for his wealth. A number of sites have been suggested as the location of his mines, including the workings at the Timna valley near Eilat. Research published in September 2013 has

neg: King Solomon's Mines in an oasis by a broken leg, unable to go forward or back. They return to Durban and eventually to England, wealthy enough to live comfortable lives. Haggard wrote the novel as a result of a five-shilling wager with his brother, who said that he could not write a novel half as good as Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island" (1883). He wrote it in a short time, somewhere between six and sixteen weeks between January and 21 April 1885. However, the book was a complete novelty and was rejected by one publisher after another. After six months, "King Solomon's Mines"

neg: In Search of King Solomon's Mines In Search of King Solomon's Mines In Search of King Solomon's Mines is a travel book by Anglo-Afghan author, Tahir Shah. Shah's search began with a map in Jerusalem. The map showed a trail leading to the fabled mines of King Solomon, who built the first temple of Israel out of gold, mined from the land of Ophir. Solomon’s Mines have enthralled and tormented all those who have searched for them and superstition whispers of terrible curses that will befall anyone that finds them. Bewitched by the legends, Tahir Shah decided to take up the quest. Chasing clues gathered from

neg: Allan Quatermain (novel) Allan Quatermain (novel) Allan Quatermain is a novel by H. Rider Haggard. It is the sequel to Haggard's novel "King Solomon's Mines". Haggard wrote the book over his summer holiday in 1885 immediately after "King Solomon's Mines". It was first serialised in "Longman's Magazine" before being published. At the beginning of the book, Allan Quatermain's only son has died and he longs to get back into the wilderness. He persuades Sir Henry Curtis, Captain John Good, and the Zulu chief "Umslopogaas" to accompany him, and they set out from the coast of east Africa into the territory of the Maasai.

neg: Allan Quatermain (novel) Solomon's Treasure". "Allan Quatermain" was also adapted into the film "Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold". Allan Quatermain (novel) Allan Quatermain is a novel by H. Rider Haggard. It is the sequel to Haggard's novel "King Solomon's Mines". Haggard wrote the book over his summer holiday in 1885 immediately after "King Solomon's Mines". It was first serialised in "Longman's Magazine" before being published. At the beginning of the book, Allan Quatermain's only son has died and he longs to get back into the wilderness. He persuades Sir Henry Curtis, Captain John Good, and the Zulu chief "Umslopogaas" to

neg: Michael Crichton subjects. The film was a popular success. Crichton then wrote and directed an adaptation of his own book, "The First Great Train Robbery" (1978). In 1979 it was Crichton would direct a movie version of his novel "Eaters of the Dead" for the newly formed Orion Pictures. This did not occur. Crichton pitched the idea of a modern day "King Solomon's Mines" to 20th Century Fox who paid him $1.5 million for the film rights to the novel, a screenplay and directorial fee for the movie, before a word had been written. Crichton wrote the novel, then did the screenplay

neg: Solomon's Temple 7 of the surah Al-Isra in the Quran; commentators of Quran such as Muhammad al-Tahir ibn Ashur postulate that this verse refers specifically to the Temple of Solomon. Solomon's Temple appears in "Solomon and Sheba" (1959) and in the novel "King Solomon's Mines" (1885). It also appears in the video game "Assassin's Creed" where the main character Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad deal with Robert de Sablé. It appears too on "Assassin's Creed Unity" (2014) where the Knight Templar Jacques de Molay is burned and died. Solomon's Temple According to the Hebrew Bible, Solomon's Temple, also known as the First Temple, was the

neg: Kings City the impression of floating above Pharaoh' palaces and temples. This cave was constructed to celebrate and honor the wisdom of King Solomon, and includes over 70 displays of optical illusions, labyrinths, self tests and other interactive challenges. A journey deep into the ground and through King Solomon's mines, with famous Bible scenes displayed in niches carved into the walls. A boat ride that follows the life story of King Solomon. Visitors sail through seven caves, each marking a chapter in the life of King Solomon, and complete the experience by gliding down the falls to the King Solomon lake next

neg: Alfred Kropp: The Seal of Solomon have a plan to save the ancient artifacts, and the world. The book was released in May 2007 through Bloomsbury. The book received a positive review in "Publishers Weekly", which highlighted the "emotional core" of the novel. Alfred Kropp: The Seal of Solomon Alfred Kropp: The Seal of Solomon is a young adult novel by Rick Yancey. A sequel to "The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp", it continues the story of Alfred Kropp, the beloved of the Archangel Michael, who is sent to retrieve the Great Seal of King Solomon who long ago used the seal to control and imprison

neg: Grimorium Verum manuscripts S. L. MacGregor Mathers incorporated in his version of the "Key of Solomon", but it was omitted from the "Key" with the following explanation: Idries Shah also published some of it in "The Secret Lore of Magic: Book of the Sorcerers" in 1957. Grimorium Verum The Grimorium Verum (Latin for True Grimoire) is an 18th-century grimoire attributed to one "Alibeck the Egyptian" of Memphis, who purportedly wrote in 1517. Like many grimoires, it claims a tradition originating with King Solomon. The grimoire is not a translation of an earlier work as purported, its original appearing in French or Italian

neg: The Witch's Head Kerr. The book was a minor success, earning Haggard a profit of fifty pounds. Haggard later named his daughter Dorothy after the heroine in the novel. The Witch's Head The Witch's Head is the second novel by H. Rider Haggard, which he wrote just prior to "King Solomon's Mines". Haggard wrote the novel following his debut effort "Dawn". He was unable to find any magazine that would serialise the story, but it was accepted for publication by the firm that had put out "Dawn". Haggard later wrote that "although, except for the African part, it is not in my opinion

neg: Nathan (prophet) reprimand him for committing adultery with Bathsheba while she was the wife of Uriah the Hittite, whose death the King had also arranged to hide his previous transgression (). According to Chronicles, Nathan wrote histories of the reigns of both David () and Solomon (), and was involved in the music of the temple (see ). In it is Nathan who tells the dying David of the plot of Adonijah to become king, resulting in Solomon being proclaimed king instead. Nathan presides at the anointing of King Solomon, and his name appears in Handel's coronation anthem "Zadok the Priest". The

neg: Stella Fregelius Stella Fregelius Stella Fregelius: A Tale of Three Destinies is a 1904 novel by British writer H. Rider Haggard about a young inventor who falls in love with a mysterious stranger while he is engaged to another woman. As a novelist, Haggard is known primarily for his adventure novels. Among his most widely read and critically acclaimed novels are "King Solomon's Mines", "Allan Quatermain", and "She". After his publication of "She", Haggard wrote at least one novel a year every year until his death in 1925. The publication of "Stella Fregelius: A Tale of Three Destinies" appears on Haggard's timeline

neg: Philip S. Goodman Philip S. Goodman Philip Solomon Goodman (February 20, 1926 – May 2, 2015) was an American screenwriter, producer, and director. He was perhaps best known for directing the drama film "We Shall Return" (1963), starring Cesar Romero. He also wrote for television series such as "Profiles in Courage", "Danger", "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", "Rocky King Detective", and "Johnny Staccato". He also directed plays at the Actors Studio. Goodman was born in New York City to Flora and Solomon Goodman. He graduated from Brooklyn College and the University of Southern California (USC). He served in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1946

neg: The Witch's Head The Witch's Head The Witch's Head is the second novel by H. Rider Haggard, which he wrote just prior to "King Solomon's Mines". Haggard wrote the novel following his debut effort "Dawn". He was unable to find any magazine that would serialise the story, but it was accepted for publication by the firm that had put out "Dawn". Haggard later wrote that "although, except for the African part, it is not in my opinion so good a story as "Dawn," it was extremely well received and within certain limits very successful." The 1893 edition was illustrated by Charles H. M.

neg: Solomon Solomon is regarded as one of the lesser prophets along with David, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, along with others. Baha'is see Solomon as a prophet who was sent by God to address the issues of his time. Baha'ullah wrote about Solomon in the "Hidden Words". He also mentions Solomon in the "Tablet of Wisdom", where he is depicted as a contemporary of Pythagoras. A well-known story in the collection "One Thousand and One Nights" describes a genie who had displeased King Solomon and was punished by being locked in a bottle and thrown into the sea. Since the bottle was sealed

neg: Thorfinn the Mighty Irish Sea region nominally led by King Harald "harðraði" 's young son Magnus Haraldsson dated to 1058. The basis of Dorothy Dunnett's 1982 novel "King Hereafter" is a point made by W. F. Skene, who noted that the historical sources which mention Thorfinn do not refer to MacBeth, and vice versa. Pursuing this idea, Dunnett wrote the novel on the premise that MacBeth and Thorfinn were the same person (Thorfinn is his birth name and Macbeth his baptismal name). In his historical novel "MacBeth the King" Nigel Tranter portrayed Thorfinn as a half-brother of Macbeth, with a common mother. It

neg: King Solomon's Mines (1950 film) King Solomon's Mines (1950 film) King Solomon's Mines is a 1950 Technicolor adventure film, the second of five film adaptations of the 1885 novel of the same name by Henry Rider Haggard. It stars Deborah Kerr, Stewart Granger and Richard Carlson. It was adapted by Helen Deutsch, directed by Compton Bennett and Andrew Marton and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Allan Quatermain (Stewart Granger), an experienced hunter and guide, reluctantly agrees to help Elizabeth Curtis (Deborah Kerr) and her brother John Goode (Richard Carlson) search for her husband, who disappeared in the unexplored African interior while searching for the legendary titular mines.

neg: King Solomon's Mines was published, and the book became the year's best seller, with printers struggling to print copies fast enough. In the process, "King Solomon's Mines" created a new genre known as the "Lost World", which would inspire Edgar Rice Burroughs' "The Land That Time Forgot", Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Lost World", Rudyard Kipling's "The Man Who Would Be King" and H. P. Lovecraft's "At the Mountains of Madness". Lee Falk's "The Phantom" was initially written in this genre. A much later Lost World novel was Michael Crichton's "Congo", which involves a quest for King Solomon's lost mines, supposedly located in a

neg: Solomon Crocodile and a King County librarian recommended it for storytime. "Solomon Crocodile" has also been reviewed by "Kirkus Reviews", "Books for Keeps", "Publishers Weekly", AARP, "BookList", and "School Library Journal" Rayner wrote a sequel, "Solomon and Mortimer" in 2016. It involves Solomon and his new buddy Mortimer, the crocodile that Solomon met at the end of the previous book, getting up to further mischief. Solomon Crocodile Solomon Crocodile is a 2011 picture book by Catherine Rayner. It is about a mischievous crocodile called Solomon who wants to play with various birds and animals but just annoys them until he finally meets

neg: Alfred Kropp: The Seal of Solomon Alfred Kropp: The Seal of Solomon Alfred Kropp: The Seal of Solomon is a young adult novel by Rick Yancey. A sequel to "The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp", it continues the story of Alfred Kropp, the beloved of the Archangel Michael, who is sent to retrieve the Great Seal of King Solomon who long ago used the seal to control and imprison the fallen angels of heaven in a sacred vessel that has held them safe for a millennium. Now both objects have been stolen. The agents of OIPEP, led by the mysterious Operative Nine, member of the OIPEP,

neg: King Solomon's Mines (1950 film) was nominated for Best Picture. Other films based on H. Rider Haggard's novel include: "King Solomon's Mines" was presented on "Lux Radio Theatre" on December 1, 1952. The one-hour adaptation featured Kerr and Granger in their screen roles. King Solomon's Mines (1950 film) King Solomon's Mines is a 1950 Technicolor adventure film, the second of five film adaptations of the 1885 novel of the same name by Henry Rider Haggard. It stars Deborah Kerr, Stewart Granger and Richard Carlson. It was adapted by Helen Deutsch, directed by Compton Bennett and Andrew Marton and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Allan Quatermain (Stewart Granger),

neg: Testament of Man Beth, his dutiful, uncomplaining wife, represents Mother Earth. But it is Yescha, a wild prophet who sees himself as the real oracle, who comes to dominate the intellectual story. His novel idea that women are the source of all evil eventually triumphs. The rites of Passover, atonement, sacrifice, circumcision and other religious elements are introduced. 6. "The Valley of Vision" (1951) is the first "historical" novel. Solomon kills his brother, the rightful heir, and becomes king of the Hebrews, a nomadic tribe with a desert, warrior god, Yah. Solomon, unlike his father David, is vain and cosmopolitan after glory and

neg: Treasure Hunters: Danger Down the Nile Treasure Hunters: Danger Down the Nile Treasure Hunters: Danger Down the Nile is a children's adventure novel written by James Patterson with Chris Grabenstein. It is the second book in the "Treasure Hunters series" and the sequel to "Treasure Hunters". It was published in 2014. In this book, the Kidd siblings head on a quest to find the legendary mines of King Solomon and their parents. They navigate their way down the Nile, from hot and dusty Cairo in Egypt to deep dark jungles in Congo, passing some villains along the way. The story shows them using all their survival

neg: East End of London in popular culture the sage remark that Whitechapel is "not a wery nice neighbourhood". Fagin in Dickens's "Oliver Twist" appears to be based on a notorious 'fence' named Ikey Solomon (1785–1850) who operated in 1820's Whitechapel. Dickens was also a frequent visitor to the East End theatres and music halls of Hoxton, Shoreditch and Whitechapel, writing of his visits in his journals and his journalism. A visit he made to an opium den in Bluegate Fields inspired certain scenes in his last, unfinished, novel "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" (1870). Arthur Morrison (1863–1945), who was a native East-Ender, wrote "A Child of the

neg: A. S. King 2014 novel, "Glory O'Brien's History of the Future", follows a character who is actually the daughter of the protagonist in an unpublished novel King wrote in 2004, called "Why People Take Pictures". Her short fiction for adults has been published in "Washington Square", "Contrary", "Quality Women's Fiction", "Eclectica Magazine", "Word Riot", "Amarillo Bay", "Literary Mama", "Underground Voices", "The Huffington Post", "Lit103.3" and "FRiGG". A collection of twelve of her short stories, titled "Monica Never Shuts Up", was published in 2012 in ebook format and later in print from Createspace. Little, Brown has announced that King's seventh novel, "I Crawl Through

neg: Keith Topping and frequent collaborator Martin Day. The pair quickly followed this up with the acclaimed novel "The Hollow Men" in 1998. Following Day's move into TV scripting, Topping wrote the novels "The King of Terror" (2000) and "Byzantium!" (2001) solo. The latter novel is the only BBC Books Past Doctor Adventure to be set entirely within one episode of the television series "Doctor Who" — 1965's "The Romans" by Dennis Spooner. Topping also wrote the Telos Doctor Who novella "Ghost Ship" which was published in 2002 and reissued as a paperback in 2003. As well as writing fiction, Topping has also

neg: Solomon source of judicial and religious wisdom. According to Jewish tradition, King Solomon wrote three books of the Bible: The Hebrew word "To Solomon" (which can also be translated as "by Solomon") appears in the title of two hymns, 72 and 127, in the book of Psalms ("Tehillim"), suggesting to some that Solomon wrote them. Rabbinical tradition attributes the "Wisdom of Solomon" to Solomon, although this book was probably written in the 2nd century BCE. In this work, Solomon is portrayed as an astronomer. Other books of wisdom poetry such as the "Odes of Solomon" and the "Psalms of Solomon" also

neg: King Solomon's Mines (2004 film) King Solomon's Mines (2004 film) King Solomon's Mines is a 2004 American two-part television miniseries, the fifth film adaptation of the 1885 novel of the same name by Henry Rider Haggard. Starring Patrick Swayze as Allan Quartermain (it is spelled "Allan Quartermain" in the credits, unlike the book, which has "Allan Quatermain") and Alison Doody as Elizabeth Maitland, the film was produced by Hallmark Entertainment, and originally aired June 6, 2004 on Hallmark Channel. Elizabeth Maitland hires American safari hunter Allan Quartermain to find her father Sam Maitland, who has been kidnapped by the Kukuanas as he had drawn a

neg: The Pale King of comedy and deep sadness in scenes from daily life." Although Little, Brown and Company set "The Pale King"s publication date for April 15, 2011, Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble were allowed to sell copies of the novel through their websites as early as March 22, 2011. That elicited protest from many bookstore owners, who felt it put them at an unfair disadvantage. Little, Brown defended the split dates, maintaining it was common practice. Richard Rayner wrote in the "Los Angeles Times" that "The Pale King"s subjects are "loneliness, depression and the ennui that is human life's agonized bedrock, 'the

neg: Jess (novel) Theda Bara in the title role). Jess (novel) Jess is a novel by H. Rider Haggard set in South Africa. Haggard wrote the book in 1885, primarily in his chambers where he was working as a barrister. "King Solomon's Mines" had been an enormous success but Haggard says he had been "somewhat piqued by the frequent descriptions of myself as 'a mere writer of romances and boys’ books' ". The book is named after Jess, one of the two orphaned nieces of a farmer in the Transvaal. The book was highly successful. The book was filmed in 1912, 1914, and

neg: Jess (novel) Jess (novel) Jess is a novel by H. Rider Haggard set in South Africa. Haggard wrote the book in 1885, primarily in his chambers where he was working as a barrister. "King Solomon's Mines" had been an enormous success but Haggard says he had been "somewhat piqued by the frequent descriptions of myself as 'a mere writer of romances and boys’ books' ". The book is named after Jess, one of the two orphaned nieces of a farmer in the Transvaal. The book was highly successful. The book was filmed in 1912, 1914, and 1917 (as "Heart and Soul" starring

neg: The Ring of Solomon The Ring of Solomon The Ring of Solomon is a children's novel of alternate history, fantasy and magic reminiscent of the Harry Potter series, but much darker in tone. It is a prequel to the "Bartimaeus" trilogy, written by British author Jonathan Stroud. The first edition (paperback) was published in Oct. 2010 by Doubleday in UK. The book follows the early adventures of Bartimaeus in service to King Solomon. The story is set in a fantasy version of ancient Jerusalem, during the reign of biblical King Solomon, about 950BCE. The story opens in Jerusalem with the djinni Bartimaeus currently in

neg: The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines of the Book of Solomon, hidden in the mines, will give the reader of it control over time and space, so that the secret must be kept hidden. Flynn is "en route" to Morocco, to find part of the key to the scroll among some Roman ruins, where he meets Emily Davenport (Gabrielle Anwar), an archaeologist who, as it turns out, holds 3 more degrees than Flynn and can argue convincingly about ancient history, Biblical texts, and geography. Flynn and Emily are attacked after finding the piece to the map legend and discovering a hidden meaning to the amulet, which

neg: King Solomon's Mines that he published a novel of his own, "Ulu: an African Romance", which, however, failed to sell. Allan Quatermain, an adventurer and white hunter based in Durban, in what is now South Africa, is approached by aristocrat Sir Henry Curtis and his friend Captain Good, seeking his help finding Sir Henry's brother, who was last seen travelling north into the unexplored interior on a quest for the fabled King Solomon's Mines. Quatermain has a mysterious map purporting to lead to the mines, but had never taken it seriously. However, he agrees to lead an expedition in return for a share

neg: Solomon Burke 14-song original soundtrack, which was released in 2003, Ms. Burke opened for Jocelyn Brown, Jaheim, Norman Connors, and Angela Bofill, as well as for her father at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia in 2006. In 1972 Melanie was signed along with her siblings The Sons & Daughters of Solomon to MGM Records. Her son is Novel, who released his first studio album "The Audiobiography" in October 2008, and wrote movie soundtracks for Tyler Perry's "Diary of a Mad Black Woman", "Step Up," and "21". Her youngest son, Solomon, also has started recording. Burke's granddaughter Candy Burke

neg: Solomon Spalding the Book of Mormon. "I well remember that he wrote in the old style, and commenced about every sentence with 'and it came to pass,' or 'now it came to pass,' the same as in the Book of Mormon, and according to the best of my recollection and belief, it is the same as my brother Solomon wrote, with the exception of the religious matter." In 1927, however, Professor Azariah S. Root, who had headed the library at Oberlin College, wrote a letter regarding the origins of the Spalding Manuscript and how it relates to the Book of Mormon. In

neg: Solomon Shiloh and Bethel. Some scholars believe that passages such as these in the Books of Kings were not written by the same authors who wrote the rest of the text, instead probably by the Deuteronomist. Such views have been challenged by other historians who maintain that there is evidence that these passages in Kings are derived from official court records at the time of Solomon and from other writings of that time that were incorporated into the canonical books of Kings. King Solomon sinned by acquiring many foreign wives and horses because he thought he knew the reason for the

neg: Grimorium Verum Grimorium Verum The Grimorium Verum (Latin for True Grimoire) is an 18th-century grimoire attributed to one "Alibeck the Egyptian" of Memphis, who purportedly wrote in 1517. Like many grimoires, it claims a tradition originating with King Solomon. The grimoire is not a translation of an earlier work as purported, its original appearing in French or Italian in the mid-18th century, as noted already by A. E. Waite who discussed the work in his "The Book of Ceremonial Magic" (1911), stating: One version of the "Grimoire" was included as "The Clavicles of King Solomon: Book 3" in one of the French

neg: Solomon disapproval that Solomon permitted his foreign wives to import their national deities, building temples to Ashtoreth and Milcom. In the branch of literary analysis that examines the Bible, called higher criticism, the story of Solomon falling into idolatry by the influence of Pharaoh's daughter and his other foreign wives is "customarily seen as the handiwork of the 'deuteronomistic historian(s)'", who are held to have written, compiled, or edited texts to legitimize the reforms of Hezekiah's grandson, King Josiah who reigned from ca 641 BCE to 609 BCE (over 280 years after Solomon's death according to Bible scholars). Scholarly consensus in

neg: King Solomon's Mines the Democratic Republic of Congo. The culture of the Kukuanas shares many attributes with other South African tribes, such as Zulu being spoken and the kraal system being used. The novel has been adapted to film at least six times. The first version premiered in 1937, "King Solomon's Mines", and was directed by Robert Stevenson. The best known version premiered in 1950, "King Solomon's Mines", directed by Compton Bennett and Andrew Marton, which was followed by a sequel, "Watusi" (1959). In 1979 a low-budget version was directed by Alvin Rakoff, "King Solomon's Treasure", combining both "King Solomon's Mines" as well

neg: King (2002 film) of leaving, Tamil proposes her love to Raja, for which he does not reply. The movie ends with Raja and Shanmugam leaving for treatment. "King" was the first production venture of S. K. Krishnakant, who had earlier worked as the production executive for Lakshmi Movie Makers. The film was written and directed by A. X. Solomon who had directed the Arjun-Sonali Bendre starrer "Kannodu Kanbathellam" in 1999, under the name Prabhu. However, as that film did not perform to expectations at the box office, the director wanted to be credited as A. X. Solomon for his second Tamil film. He

neg: Kingdom of Mutapa king of the dynasty, was killed in battle against the Portuguese. The empire had another indirect side effect on the history of southern Africa. Gold from the empire inspired in Europeans a belief that Mwenemutapa held the legendary mines of King Solomon, referred to in the Bible as Ophir. The belief that the mines were inside the Mwenemutapa kingdom in southern Africa was one of the factors that led to the Portuguese exploration of the hinterland of Sofala in the 16th century, and this contributed to early development of Mozambique, as the legend was widely used among the less educated

neg: The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines is the second in "The Librarian" franchise of movies starring Noah Wyle as a librarian who protects a secret collection of artifacts. Gabrielle Anwar, Bob Newhart, Jane Curtin and Olympia Dukakis co-star. It is a sequel to 2004's "". The third film in the trilogy, "", was released in 2008. Flynn Carsen (Noah Wyle), a year after his first mission as the Librarian, has been on many more death-defying missions to protect the world from evildoers, including a trip to Utah to recover a mystical crystal

neg: King Solomon's Mines (1937 film) King Solomon's Mines (1937 film) King Solomon's Mines is a 1937 British adventure film directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Paul Robeson, Cedric Hardwicke, Anna Lee, John Loder and Roland Young. The first of five film adaptations of the 1885 novel of the same name by Henry Rider Haggard, the film was produced by the Gaumont British Picture Corporation at Lime Grove Studios in Shepherd's Bush. Sets were designed by art director Alfred Junge. Although versions of "King Solomon's Mines" were released in 1950 and 1985, this film is considered to be the most faithful to the book. In 1882,

neg: Laura Solomon her first novel "Black Light". She moved to Wellington in 1996 to do her Honours in English at Victoria University of Wellington. and to write her second novel "Nothing Lasting". After graduating from Victoria, Solomon left New Zealand and lived abroad in London, where she wrote "An Imitation of Life" and "Alternative Medicine". Solomon completed an MSc in Computer Science at Birkbeck College at the University of London in 2003. She has travelled internationally for her work in IT, including working in Norway for FAST Search and Transfer, now owned by Microsoft. She returned to New Zealand to live in

neg: King Solomon's Mines shown that this site was in use during the 10th century BC as a copper mine possibly by the Edomites, who the Bible reports were rivals of and frequently at war with King Solomon. Haggard knew Africa well, having travelled deep within the continent as a 19-year-old during the Anglo-Zulu War and the First Boer War, where he had been impressed by South Africa's vast mineral wealth and by the ruins of ancient lost cities being uncovered, such as Great Zimbabwe. His original Allan Quatermain character was based in large part on Frederick Courtney Selous, the British white hunter and

neg: Timna Valley in the 1930s, when Nelson Glueck attributed the copper mining at Timna to King Solomon (10th century BCE) and named the site "King Solomon's Mines". These were considered by most archaeologists to be earlier than the Solomonic period until an archaeological excavation led by Erez Ben-Yosef of Tel Aviv University's found evidence indicating that this area was being mined by Edomites, a group who the Bible says were frequently at war with Israel. In 1959, Professor Beno Rothenberg, director of the Institute for Archeo-Metallurgical Studies at University College, London, led the Arabah Expedition, sponsored by the Eretz Israel Museum, and

neg: Allan Quatermain and "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade". The route to King Solomon's Mines described by Haggard was also referred to in the movie "", specifically the reference to Sheba's Breasts and Three Witches Mountain, which are geographical features mentioned by Quatermain in the novel. In the Graham Greene novel "The Heart of the Matter" (1948), the main character Scobie remembers Allan Quatermain as his childhood hero. Allan Quatermain Allan Quatermain is the protagonist of H. Rider Haggard's 1885 novel "King Solomon's Mines" and its sequels. "Allan Quatermain" was also the title of a book in this sequence. An English big

neg: Solomon Mutswairo Solomon Mutswairo Solomon Mangwiro Mutswairo also spelt Mutsvairo, (April 26, 1924 - November 2005) was a Zimbabwean novelist and poet. A member of the Zezuru people of central Zimbabwe, Mutswairo wrote the first novel in the Shona language, "Feso." In his late years, Mutswairo was a central figure in Zimbabwean academic and cultural circles. He was the first person to be named Writer-in-Residence at the University of Zimbabwe, and was the Chairman of the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe during the late 1990s. Mutswairo wrote the text for "Simudzai mureza weZimbabwe," the Zimbabwean national anthem. Feso"," originally published in Zezuru

neg: Philip S. Goodman during World War II. He was married to Evelyn Twersky and had two children, Nicholas, a producer, and Jody, a lawyer. Goodman died on May 2, 2015 in New York City, aged 89. Philip S. Goodman Philip Solomon Goodman (February 20, 1926 – May 2, 2015) was an American screenwriter, producer, and director. He was perhaps best known for directing the drama film "We Shall Return" (1963), starring Cesar Romero. He also wrote for television series such as "Profiles in Courage", "Danger", "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", "Rocky King Detective", and "Johnny Staccato". He also directed plays at the Actors Studio. Goodman

neg: King Solomon's Mines (1937 film) Irish dream chaser Patrick "Patsy" O'Brien (Arthur Sinclair) and his daughter Kathy (Anna Lee) have failed to strike it rich in the diamond mines of Kimberley, South Africa. They persuade a reluctant Allan Quartermain (Sir Cedric Hardwicke) to give them a lift to the coast in his wagon. Along the way, they encounter another wagon carrying two men in bad shape. Umbopa (Paul Robeson) recovers, but Silvestra (Arthur Goullet) dies after boasting to Quartermain that he has found the way to the fabled mines of Solomon. Patsy finds the dead man's map. He sneaks off during the night, unwilling to

neg: The King of the Cats tale several times. In John Crowley's 1987 novel "The Solitudes", "The King of the Cats" is explicitly related to "the Death of Pan" as recorded by Plutarch and interpreted by St. Augustine of Hippo as a shift in World Ages. "King o'Kats" was a single on the 1992 album "Supernatural" by The 360's. "The King of the Cats" is referenced, with slight changes, in Diane Duane's 1993 "Young Wizards" novel, "A Wizard Abroad". Henry Louis Gates wrote a profile of Albert Murray in "The New Yorker" 8 April 1996 entitled "King of Cats". China Miéville takes the idea of a

neg: Mark Ellis (American author) Although the Axler pseudonym is shared with other writers, primarily the multiple contributors to Gold Eagle's "Deathlands" series, Ellis has authored more novels as "James Axler" than any other writer. As of 2015, The "Outlanders" series has sold more than a million copies worldwide. In 2011, Ellis was contracted to develop several graphic novel projects for Sequential Pulp, the graphic novel imprint of Dark Horse Books. Among the graphic novels in development are "King Solomon's Mines," working with veteran artist Pablo Marcos. The "King Solomon's Mines" graphic novel was released by Ying Ko graphics in the summer of 2015. Mark

neg: The Monkey King (Mo novel) was broadcast on BBC Radio 4's "Book at Bedtime" in 1997, from 23 June to 4 July, read by David Yip. In 1993, Mo wrote in "The Independent": "The only easy thing about my first novel was traditionally the hardest part, getting it published. Less than a fortnight after delivering the manuscript in May 1977 I received a charming letter of acceptance from Diana Athill of Andre Deutsch, the editor of Jean Rhys and V S Naipaul, no less. I was 26... Looking back on The Monkey King is as painful and farcical as looking back on first love. ...The

neg: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 5) executive producer and showrunner, and wrote and directed three episodes including the season finale. Marti Noxon was promoted to co-executive producer and wrote three episodes, including directing two of them. Jane Espenson was promoted to producer and wrote or co-wrote five episodes. David Fury was promoted to supervising producer and wrote three episodes. Douglas Petrie was promoted to co-producer and wrote or co-wrote four episodes. New additions in the fifth season included Rebecca Rand Kirshner, who wrote three episodes and Steven S. DeKnight, who wrote two episodes. David Solomon directed the highest amount of episodes in the fifth season, directing

neg: Congo (novel) Congo (novel) Congo is a 1980 science fiction novel by Michael Crichton. The novel centers on an expedition searching for diamonds and investigating the mysterious deaths of a previous expedition in the dense rain forest of Congo. Crichton calls "Congo" a lost world novel in the tradition founded by Henry Rider Haggard's "King Solomon's Mines", featuring the mines of that work's title. The novel starts in 1979, with an abrupt end to an expedition sent by Earth Resource Technology Services Inc. in the dense rain forests of the Virunga region of the Congo, when the team is attacked and killed

neg: Jerry of the Islands Jerry of the Islands Jerry of the Islands: A True Dog Story is a novel by American writer Jack London. "Jerry of the Islands" was initially published in 1917 and is one of the last works by Jack London. The novel is set on the island of Malaita, a part of the Solomon Islands archipelago, which in 1893 became a British protectorate. The hero of the novel is Irish terrier Jerry, who was a brother of dog named Michael, about whom London wrote another novel—"Michael, Brother of Jerry". In the preface, Jack London tells about the ship "Minota" on which

neg: King Solomon's Mines (1950 film) MGM typically made one or two big "overseas" spectacles a year around this time. When "Quo Vadis" was postponed, it was decided to film "King Solomon's Mines" on location in Africa. Production equipment was trucked in, with a total travel distance of over , using a convoy of Dodge trucks. Like virtually all film versions, this also changes Haggard's plot to include a female lead. But it strays even further from the novel than the 1937 British adaptation "King Solomon's Mines". There are several African characters in the book, particularly Umbopa, a king in disguise. In the earlier film, Paul

neg: Song of Solomon (novel) the questions of who he is, how he lives and why. The novel has faced several challenges and bans in schools throughout the U.S. since 1993. As recently as 2010, the novel was challenged and later reinstated at Franklin Central High School in Indianapolis, IN. Literary critic Harold Bloom, writing in 2000, called "Song of Solomon" Morrison's "most permanent achievement" to date. Shortlist.com listed "Song of Solomon" as Barack Obama's favorite book in its list: "40 favorite books of famous people". The main character was the naming inspiration for the band The Dead Milkmen. Song of Solomon (novel) Song of

neg: Camberwell and sexual initiation of a suburban heroine, Nancy Lord." Gissing originally called his novel "Miss Lord of Camberwell". Muriel Spark, the author of "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" and "The Ballad of Peckham Rye" lived, between 1955 and 1965 s in a bedsit at 13 Baldwin Crescent, Camberwell. The novelist Mary Jane Staples, who grew up in Walworth, wrote a book called "The King of Camberwell", the third instalment of her Adams family saga about Cockney life. Comedian Jenny Eclair is a long term resident of Camberwell, and the area features in her 2001 novel "Camberwell Beauty", named after

neg: Helen Yglesias Helen Yglesias Helen Bassine Yglesias (March 29, 1915 – March 28, 2008) was an American novelist. Yglesias was the youngest of seven children born to Solomon and Kate Bassine, both Yiddish-speaking immigrants from the Russian-controlled portion of Poland who lived in an apartment in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Solomon Bassine was the failed owner of several grocery stores. Helen wrote her first novel about a teenage girl in a New York City high school, on three notebooks on her kitchen table when she was a teenager herself. The book was never published, however, and, after high school, she worked at jobs

neg: Alan King Alan King Alan King (born Irwin Alan Kniberg; December 26, 1927 – May 9, 2004) was an American actor and comedian known for his biting wit and often angry humorous rants. King became well known as a Jewish comedian and satirist. He was also a serious actor who appeared in a number of movies and television shows. King wrote several books, produced films, and appeared in plays. In later years, he helped many philanthropic causes. Alan King had one sister, Anita Kniberg. King was born in New York City, the son of Russian-Jewish immigrants Minnie (née Solomon) and Bernard Kniberg,

neg: Solomon Philip identified the warrior-king David with his own father Charles V, and himself sought to emulate the thoughtful and logical character which he perceived in Solomon. Moreover, the structure of the Escorial was inspired by that of Solomon's Temple. In Islamic tradition, Solomon is venerated as a Prophet and a Messenger of God, as well as a divinely appointed monarch, who ruled over the Kingdom of Israel. As in Judaism, Islam recognizes Solomon as the son of King David, who is also considered a Prophet and a King but, refuses the claim that Solomon turned to idolatry. One of the

neg: King Solomon Hill identification of Hill as Joe Holmes was made by the prominent blues scholar Gayle Dean Wardlow and strongly contested by another prominent blues scholar, David Evans. Wardlow eventually found four informants who had known Joe Holmes and identified his voice on the records of King Solomon Hill. One informant lived in a section of Sibley, Louisiana, known as Yellow Pine, within which is a community formerly known as King Solomon Hill, centered on a hill on which stood King Solomon Hill Baptist Church. A retired postal worker confirmed that King Solomon Hill would have been a valid postal address in

neg: Stephen King For his part, MacDonald wrote an admiring preface to "Night Shift", and even had his famous character, Travis McGee, reading "Cujo" in one of the last McGee novels and "Pet Sematary" in the last McGee novel, "The Lonely Silver Rain." In 1987, King's Philtrum Press published Don Robertson's novel "The Ideal, Genuine Man". In his forenote to the novel, King wrote, "Don Robertson was and is one of the three writers who influenced me as a young man who was trying to 'become' a novelist (the other two being Richard Matheson and John D. MacDonald)." Robert A. Heinlein's book "The

neg: Solomon, King of Hungary Judith, who was about to return to her husband, undertook to take the imprisoned bishop to Hungary, but the prelate managed to escape. Géza decided to start new negotiations with Solomon. However, he died on 25 April 1077 and his partisans proclaimed his brother, Ladislaus, king. The new king occupied Moson in 1079, thus Solomon could preserve only Pressburg. In 1080 or 1081, the two cousins concluded a treaty, according to which Solomon acknowledged Ladislaus as king in exchange for "revenues sufficient to bear the expenses of a king". Solomon did not give up his ambitions even after his abdication.

neg: King Solomon's Mines as "Allan Quatermain" in one story. The 1985 film, "King Solomon's Mines", was a more tongue-in-cheek parody of the story, followed by a sequel in the same vein: "Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold" (1987). Around the same period an Australian animated TV film came out, "King Solomon's Mines". In December 2006, the movie, “” was released as the second in a trilogy that follows one man’s fantastical adventures. In 2008 a direct-to-video adaptation, "Allan Quatermain and the Temple of Skulls" was released by Mark Atkins, which bore more resemblance to Indiana Jones than the novel. British comics

neg: King Solomon's Mines (1985 film) Entertainment in Australia released a Region 4 DVD of the movie. King Solomon's Mines (1985 film) King Solomon's Mines is a 1985 action adventure film, the fourth of five film adaptations of the 1885 novel of the same name by Henry Rider Haggard. It stars Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, Herbert Lom and John Rhys-Davies. It was adapted by Gene Quintano and James R. Silke and directed by J. Lee Thompson. This version of the story was a light, comedic take, deliberately referring to, and parodying "Indiana Jones" (in which franchise actor Rhys-Davies appeared in two installments). It was filmed outside

neg: King Solomon's Mines (1985 film) King Solomon's Mines (1985 film) King Solomon's Mines is a 1985 action adventure film, the fourth of five film adaptations of the 1885 novel of the same name by Henry Rider Haggard. It stars Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, Herbert Lom and John Rhys-Davies. It was adapted by Gene Quintano and James R. Silke and directed by J. Lee Thompson. This version of the story was a light, comedic take, deliberately referring to, and parodying "Indiana Jones" (in which franchise actor Rhys-Davies appeared in two installments). It was filmed outside Harare in Zimbabwe. It was followed by a sequel (filmed back-to-back)

neg: Grimoire Solomon's death. The work tells of the building of The Temple and relates that construction was hampered by demons until the angel Michael gave the king a magical ring. The ring, engraved with the Seal of Solomon, had the power to bind demons from doing harm. Solomon used it to lock demons in jars and commanded others to do his bidding, although eventually, according to the "Testament", he was tempted into worshiping "false gods", such as Moloch, Baal, and Rapha. Subsequently, after losing favour with God, King Solomon wrote the work as a warning and a guide to the reader.

neg: The Navigator (Cussler novel) he founds the Artichoke Society. During the final days of the Iraq War, looters steal antiquities from the National Museum of Iraq. Other thieves use this as cover to remove an item for a foreign buyer. Austin and the NUMA team are looking for icebergs when they become involved in stopping a raid by pirates who are backed by Viktor Baltazar, who believes he's a descendant of King Solomon. At stake is a Phoenician statue known as The "Navigator". The Navigator (Cussler novel) The Navigator is the seventh book in the NUMA Files series of books co-written by best-selling author

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Blemmyes headless beings: ""And of the Cannibals that each other eat,
 "The Anthropophagi, and men whose heads"
 "Do grow beneath their shoulders."
" -Shakespeare, "Othello" ""Who would believe that there were mountaineers
 "Dew-lapp'd like bulls, whose throats had hanging at 'em
 "Wallets of flesh? or that there were such men
 "Whose heads stood in their breasts?"
" -Shakespeare, "The Tempest" Blemmyes appeared in the 2000 novel "The Amazing Voyage of Azzam" by Kelly Godel, as cannibalistic tribesmen who guard a lost treasure of King Solomon. They use clubs, spears, and blow darts as weapons. The Blemmyae also appear in Valerio Manfredi's novel "The

neg: Lesser Key of Solomon he summoned. The angelic names and seals derived from a manuscript by Blaise de Vigenère, whose papers were also used by Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers (1854-1918) in his works for the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn (1887–1903). Rudd may have derived his copy of "Liber Malorum Spirituum" from a now-lost work by Johannes Trithemius, who taught Agrippa, who in turn taught Weyer. This portion of the work was later translated by S. L. MacGregor Mathers and published by Aleister Crowley under the title "The Book of the Goetia of Solomon the King". Crowley added some additional invocations previously unrelated

neg: Pharaoh's daughter (wife of Solomon) Bible, called higher criticism, the story of Solomon falling into idolatry by the influence of Pharaoh's daughter and his other foreign wives is "customarily seen as the handiwork of the 'deuteronomistic historian(s)'", who are held to have written, compiled, or edited texts to legitimize the reforms of Hezekiah's grandson, King Josiah who reigned from ca 641 BCE to 609 BCE (over 280 years after Solomon's death according to Bible scholars). Scholarly consensus in this field holds that "Solomon's wives/women were introduced in the 'Josianic' (customarily Dtr) edition of Kings as a theological construct to blame the schism [between Judah and

neg: Arabah copper production; King Solomon is believed to have had mines here based on copper mines dating to his reign. The Arabah, especially its eastern part, was part of the realm of the Edomites (called "Idumeans" during the Roman times). Later the eastern Arabah became the domain of the Nabateans, the builders of the city of Petra. The Israel–Jordan Peace Treaty was signed in the Arava on October 26, 1994. The governments of Jordan and Israel are promoting development of the region. There is a plan to bring sea water from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea through a canal

neg: Max Florence journey west. Around 1890 Florence arrived in Cripple Creek, CO to find his riches in the gold fields during the gold rush. Starting off in furniture repair to make some cash he bought or became a partner in at least 6 gold mines including the King Solomon Mine. While in Cripple Creek he fell in love with Anna Freibourg, trading two gold mines he owned to her father for her hand. They married December 30, 1894 when she was just 2 months over 13. Poorly treated by her father for not going to her new husband she sought protection from

neg: Preserve and Protect ally of King Solomon and helped build the Jerusalem Temple; and Nineveh, whose inhabitants repented of their evil ways after the Prophet Jonah warned them of God's intention to destroy their city. The novel spent 26 weeks on "The New York Times" Best Seller list. In 1975's The Promise of Joy (), Vice Presidential nominee Ted Jason and Beth Knox are the two killed, and Orrin Knox is elected as President. President Knox continues to assist anti-Soviet rebels in Panama and the fictional African nation of Gorotoland, despite mounting pressure by the international community and within the United States to

neg: The Elephant's Journey The Elephant's Journey The Elephant's Journey () is a novel by Nobel Prize-winning author José Saramago. It was first published in 2008 with an English translation in 2010. In 1551, King João III of Portugal gave Archduke Maximilian an unusual wedding present: an elephant named Solomon or Suleiman. This elephant's journey from Lisbon to Vienna was witnessed and remarked upon by scholars, historians, and ordinary people. Out of this material, José Saramago has spun a novel already heralded as "a triumph of language, imagination, and humor" (El País). Solomon and his keeper, Subhro, begin in dismal conditions, forgotten in a

neg: Solomon II of Imereti was moved from Trebizond to Gelati Monastery, Georgia, in 1990. Solomon was married to Mariam (1783–1841), daughter of Katsia Dadiani, Prince of Mingrelia, with no children. Solomon II of Imereti Solomon II () (1772 – February 7, 1815), of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was the last King of Imereti (western Georgia) from 1789 to 1790 and from 1792 until his deposition by the Imperial Russian government in 1810. He was born as David to Prince Archil of Imereti, brother of King Solomon I of Imereti, by his wife Helene, daughter of King Heraclius II of Georgia. Solomon I, who died in

neg: S. Lipschütz which Lipschütz contributed the appendix, gives only his first initial, "S". The Jewish Encyclopedia (see below), gives his first name as "Solomon". Jeremy Gaige in his 1987 book "Chess Personalia: A Biobibliography" lists five sources that give his first name as "Simon", four that give it as "Samuel", and one that gives it as "Solomon". In an earlier book, Gaige wrote, "His first name has been variously given as Samuel, Simon or Solomon. The weight of evidence does not clearly favor any of them." In a new biography of Lipschütz, Stephen Davies establishes that he used "Salomon" for official purposes

neg: God Save the Queen opens with a brief introduction of "God Save the King" in one of his Preludes, "Hommage à S. Pickwick Esq. P.P.M.P.C.". The piece draws its inspiration from the main character of the Charles Dickens novel "The Pickwick Papers". Niccolò Paganini wrote a set of highly virtuosic variations on "God Save the King" as his Opus 9. Max Reger wrote "Variations and Fugue on 'Heil dir im Siegerkranz' (God Save the King)" for organ in 1901 after the death of Queen Victoria. It does not have an opus number. A week before the Coronation Ode was due to be premiered at

neg: Song of Solomon (novel) take place mostly between the 1930s and 1963, but there is also reference to the 19th-century lifetime of Milkman´s grand and great-grandfathers, Jake, real name of Macon Dead l and Solomon. "Song of Solomon" is also a multicultural reading, with elements of Native American culture being intertwined with African-American culture in Shalimar, Virginia. Equally, Morrison employs Islamic imagery in the actual "Song of Solomon", including in the "nonsense" language of the song. Note in the second line of the fourth quatrain the words "Medina" and "Muhammet". Medina is a holy city in Islam, second perhaps only to Mecca, and Muhammet

neg: Solomon and found Abishag the Shunamite, and brought her to the king. The young woman was very beautiful, and she was of service to the king and attended to him, but the king knew her not." While David was in this state, court factions were maneuvering for power. David's heir apparent, Adonijah, acted to have himself declared king, but was outmaneuvered by Bathsheba and the prophet Nathan, who convinced David to proclaim Solomon king according to his earlier promise (not recorded elsewhere in the biblical narrative), despite Solomon being younger than his brothers. Solomon, as instructed by David, began his reign

neg: Solomon Greeks and Ahasuerus. Masonic rituals refer to King Solomon and the building of his Temple. Masonic Temples, where a Masonic Lodge meets, are an allegorical reference to King Solomon's Temple. Solomon Solomon (; , "Shlomoh)," also called Jedidiah (Hebrew "Yedidyah"), was, according to the Hebrew Bible, Old Testament, Quran, and Hadiths, a fabulously wealthy and wise king of Israel who succeeded his father, King David. The conventional dates of Solomon's reign are circa 970 to 931 BCE, normally given in alignment with the dates of David's reign. He is described as the third king of the United Monarchy, which would

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Solomon, King of Hungary some of his relatives who are mentioned in the article.

 Solomon, King of Hungary Solomon, also Salomon (; 1053 – 1087) was King of Hungary from 1063. Being the elder son of Andrew I, he was crowned king in his father's lifetime in 1057 or 1058. However, he was forced to flee from Hungary after his uncle, Béla I, dethroned Andrew in 1060. Assisted by German troops, Solomon returned and was again crowned king in 1063. On this occasion he married Judith, sister of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor. In the following year he reached an agreement with

neg: Kinsol Trestle Island and a more efficient way to transport the region's huge, old-growth timber was needed. It was not built, as some mistakenly believe, to serve any nearby mines. It was named after the nearby Kinsol Station which, in turn, took its name from a nearby mining venture grandiosely named "King Solomon Mines", a very small mining venture that produced or of copper and of silver (from of ore—hardly enough to fill 3 rail cars) over the period 1904–1907 . The line was started in 1911 by the Canadian Northern Pacific Railway (CNoPR) and while it was designed by engineers, it

neg: Barbara Probst Solomon being the best, most literary account of the intellectual resistance to Franco." Carolyn See of "The New York Times", in her review of Solomon's 1983 "Short Flights", said, "This is a remarkable memoir." Solomon's other work include the essay collection "Horse-Trading and Ecstasy" (1989), the novel "Smart Hearts in the City" (1992) and the American edition of "Operation Ogro: The Execution of Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco" (Quadrangle, 1975) Operación Ogro. Solomon has just completed a new novel, "The King of Paris", about Vichy France; the first chapter appears in "The Reading Room: Writing of the Moment/7-Summer 2007" . Her essays

neg: The Children of the King The Children of the King The Children of the King is a 2012 children's novel by Sonya Hartnett. It is about the adventures of a mother and her two children who have been evacuated from London to the country side during World War II. "The Guardian", in its review of "The Children of the King" wrote "This delicious novel is rich in irony, both linguistically and structurally." and concluded "She [Hartnett] takes her readers into the lush jungle of language and leaves them there, entranced by its sounds." "The Horn Book Magazine" wrote "As always, Hartnett's gift for language deftly

neg: The Testament of Solomon staked another claim to his great range as a composer with this very lovely album." "All compositions by John Zorn" The Testament of Solomon The Testament of Solomon is an album composed by John Zorn and performed by the Gnostic Trio (Bill Frisell, Carol Emanuel and Kenny Wollesen). It was recorded in New York City in March 2014 and released on the Tzadik label. The album is the fourth by the trio following 2012's "The Gnostic Preludes" and 2013's "The Mysteries" and "In Lambeth". In JazzTimes Bill Beuttler wrote "The music for this, the fourth Gnostic Trio recording, was originally

neg: The Testament of Solomon The Testament of Solomon The Testament of Solomon is an album composed by John Zorn and performed by the Gnostic Trio (Bill Frisell, Carol Emanuel and Kenny Wollesen). It was recorded in New York City in March 2014 and released on the Tzadik label. The album is the fourth by the trio following 2012's "The Gnostic Preludes" and 2013's "The Mysteries" and "In Lambeth". In JazzTimes Bill Beuttler wrote "The music for this, the fourth Gnostic Trio recording, was originally an instrumental prelude to Zorn’s vocal work "Shir Hashirim" and leaves more room for improvisation than those preceding it. ...he’s

neg: The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines and other fanciful places. Emily, in turn, confides to Flynn her obsession since childhood with the mysterious Queen of Sheba, wife of Solomon. After several more days of hiking, they finally reach a village. There, as their guide Jomo (Hakeem Kae-Kazim) tells them, a fortune teller can help them. Unknown to them, the fortune teller's shop has been appropriated by the men chasing them. Just as Flynn finds the other piece of the map legend there, Emily sees the enemy coming and they flee. To their amazement, they run into Flynn's Uncle Jerry, who is in Kenya to pick up

neg: Spring Run (Solomon Creek tributary) of reaching 2200 cubic feet per second. The Solomon Creek Coldwater Conservation Plan described Spring Run as "one of the most degraded tributaries assessed in the Solomon Creek watershed". The elevation near the mouth of Spring Run is above sea level. The elevation of the stream's source is between above sea level. In the total maximum daily load document for Solomon Creek, Spring Run is described as being a small stream. It loses most of its water to underground mine pools. Both surface mines and deep mines occur in the watershed of Spring Run. Abandoned mining lands are present in

neg: Solomon II of Imereti Solomon II of Imereti Solomon II () (1772 – February 7, 1815), of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was the last King of Imereti (western Georgia) from 1789 to 1790 and from 1792 until his deposition by the Imperial Russian government in 1810. He was born as David to Prince Archil of Imereti, brother of King Solomon I of Imereti, by his wife Helene, daughter of King Heraclius II of Georgia. Solomon I, who died in 1784 without a male heir, named his nephew David as his successor. However, Solomon's cousin David II prevented him, and another rival prince, from being crowned

neg: Congo (novel) version of "King Solomon's Mines". He pitched the idea to 20th Century Fox who bought the film rights before the story had been even written. This resulted in Crichton being blocked and unable to start the novel. He spent time in an isolation tank. Crichton received a $1.5 million advance for the novel, screenplay and as a directing fee. He had never worked that way before, usually writing the book then selling it. He eventually managed to finish the book and it became a best seller. Crichton started writing the screenplay in 1981 after completing the film "Looker". He had