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The women of King Solomon

Once upon a time, there was a great king…Son of David, king of Israel. He built the First Temple in Jerusalem .He was powerful and blessed by God with unique wisdom. He also had 700 wives and 300 mistresses….His name was King Solomon. “  וַיְהִי-לוֹ נָשִׁים, שָׂרוֹת שְׁבַע מֵאוֹת, וּפִלַגְשִׁים, שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת; וַיַּטּוּ נָשָׁיו, אֶת-לִבּוֹ.“ [...]

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One king, 4 exaggerations in his life-part 2

After Solomon the king started to be king of all Israel and Judah; after he got the wisdom from God that he asked in chapter 3 (there he took 1000 animals and sacrificed them- exaggeration too!) and proved, or some will say that he didn’t prove his wisdom in the trial with the two women- [...]

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