instead of killing his enemies, solomon, we re told, married many of them, including a pharaoh s daughter. in other instances he disarmed them with his wit and his wisdom. like the famously beautiful ethiopian queen of sheba. the queen of sheba went to see the prophet solomon. reporter: in the bible the queen of sheba is drawn to jerusalem for an audience with solomon after hearing of his great wisdom. he treated her as an equal and as an equal politician. he was not surprised by the fact that she was a queen and she rules a nation. according to ethiopian tradition, during their meeting solomon and sheba became lovers. and the ethiopian royal family descends from their union. when the koran gives you this example of such a powerful female ruler, this inspires me. this tells me i have a place in the world of politics. reporter: and while it s possible that solomon s wisdom
according to ethiopian tradition, during their meeting solomon and sheba became lovers. and the ethiopian royal family descends from their union. when the koran gives you this example of such a powerful female ruler, this inspires me. this tells me i have a place in the world of politics. reporter: and while it s possible that solomon s wisdom may have attracted those seeking his counsel, so too would the temple that he s said to have built. solomon s temple was of course an astonishing building. reporter: in the bible pages and pages are devoted to describing the temple. solomon s temple, as far as we can tell, was built as a replica of the garden of eden. when human beings and gods lived close by one another. reporter: and through the ages people have imagined what it might have looked like. it s a very common human yearning to feel that god is here among us and that in this abode we have built, that is where god dwells with us on
according to ethiopian tradition, during their meeting solomon and sheba became lovers. and the ethiopian royal family descends from their union. when the koran gives you this example of such a powerful female ruler, this inspires me. this tells me i have a place in the world of politics. reporter: and while it s possible that solomon s wisdom may have attracted those seeking his counsel, so too would the temple that he s said to have built. solomon s temple was of course an astonishing building. reporter: in the bible pages and pages are devoted to describing the temple. solomon s temple, as far as we can tell, was built as a replica of the garden of eden. when human beings and gods lived close by one another. reporter: and through the ages people have imagined what it might have looked like. it s a very common human yearning to feel that god is here among us and that in this abode we have built, that is
he was not surprised by the fact that she was a queen and she rules a nation. according to ethiopian tradition, during their meeting solomon and sheba became lovers. and the ethiopian royal family descends from their union. when the koran gives you this example of such a powerful female ruler, this inspires me. this tells me i have a place in the world of politics. reporter: and while it s possible that solomon s wisdom may have attracted those seeking his counsel, so too would the temple that he s said to have built. solomon s temple was of course an astonishing building. reporter: in the bible pages and pages are devoted to describing the temple. solomon s temple, as far as we can tell, was built as a replica of the garden of eden. when human beings and gods lived close by one another. reporter: and through the ages people have imagined what it might have looked like.
amalgamate into a pretty powerful kingdom. solomon seemed determined not to repeat the mistakes of his father, king david, and his brothers, whose lust and pride wreaked havoc on their kingdom. solomon becomes the greatest king because he s of the davidic dynasty and yet he has none of the faults, none of the sins of david. solomon is known as the man of peace. reporter: and a man of wisdom. instead of killing his not mene solomon, we re told, married many of them, including a pharaoh s daughter. in other instances he disarmed them with his wit and his wisdom. like the famously beautiful ethiopian queen of sheba. the queen of sheba went to see the prophet solomon. reporter: in the bible the queen of sheba is drawn to jerusalem for an audience with solomon after hearing of his great wisdom. he treated her as an equal and as an equal politician.