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Solomon’s Wives. Solomon’s retinue of consorts was also legendary — 700 wives and 300 concubines, according to the biblical account. Among these was the daughter of the Egyptian pharaoh, whom Solomon set up in her own residence in Jerusalem.
Putting Solomon's wives on the map: King Solomon loved women. He loved his Egyptian wife, the daughter of Pharaoh. But he loved hundreds of other women, too. He married many women who weren’t Israelites. He married women from the nations of Moab, Ammon, Edom, Sidon, as well as Hittites.
Aug 3, 2018 · The most often mentioned wife of Solomon is the daughter of an Egyptian pharaoh. However, Solomon cemented alliances with the other neighboring Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Zidonian, and Hittite monarchs by marrying to their eligible young women whose polytheistic religious practices he allowed—despite his own Jewish beliefs.
Aug 23, 2024 · In the case of his non-Jewish wives and concubines, Solomon allowed lust to rule his heart instead of obedience to God. Apparently, he let his foreign wives worship their native gods and even had altars to those gods built in Jerusalem (1 Kings 11:7–8).
- Jack Zavada
Solomon, third king of Israel (reigned c. 968–928 B.C.E.), is said to have had a harem that included 700 wives and 300 concubines (1 Kgs 11:3). His wives were to have included the daughter of Pharaoh, as well as women of Moabite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite origins (1 Kgs 7:8; 11:1).
The wives were described as foreign princesses, including Pharaoh's daughter [40] and women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, Sidon and of the Hittites. His marriage to Pharaoh's daughter appears to have cemented a political alliance with Egypt, whereas he clung to his other wives and concubines "in love".
1. His Parents Were David and Bathsheba. Solomon was born in Jerusalem to King David, founder of the House of David which ruled Israel until the destruction of the first Holy Temple. Solomon’s mother was Bathsheba. 1 (King David’s other sons were Solomon’s half-brothers, born from his other wives.) Read: The Story of King David.
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