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Solomon

Solomon is the biblical king, David’s son, associated in Kings with Jerusalem and building the temple

The Judgment of Solomon, an oil painting by Nicolas Poussin from 1649, in the Louvre, INV 7277. It depicts the judgement between two women in 1 Kings 3 and illustrates the story’s reception in seventeenth-century European art
The Judgment of Solomon, an oil painting by Nicolas Poussin from 1649, in the Louvre, INV 7277. It depicts the judgement between two women in 1 Kings 3 and illustrates the story’s reception in seventeenth-century European artNicolas Poussin, 1649 / Musée du Louvre · INV 7277 · Public domain reproduction · Public domainImage rights · Object record · Image source

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Solomon is the biblical king, David’s son, associated in Kings with JerusalemJerusalemJerusalem is a city of religious importance in Judaism, Christianity and IslamGlossary · Click to read the explanation and building the temple. [1]

The narrative places his reign in the tenth century BCE. His attributed prayer in 1 Kings 8 appears in the atonement study. Narrative time differs from the book’s composition and the prayer’s literary formulation.

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  1. Oxford Learning Link, introduction to Kings, identity and context: Solomon. Description and source metadata Return to the text ↑
  2. Academic source, identity and context: Solomon. Description and source metadata Return to the text ↑

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  1. Edition 3 · 13 October 2026 · aladmin

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  2. Edition 2 · 13 October 2026 · editor:aladmin

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