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The Kebra Nagast

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by E.A. Wallis Budge

Start Reading PREFACE TO THE PRESENT EDITION PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION CONTENTS.LIST OF PLATES INTRODUCTION 1. Concerning the Glory of Kings 2. Concerning the Greatness of Kings 3. Concerning the Kingdom of ADAM 4. Concerning Envy 5. Concerning the Kingdom of SETH 6. Concerning the Sin of CAIN 7. Concerning NOAH 8. Concerning the Flood 9. Concerning the Covenant of NOAH 10. Concerning ZION 11. The Unanimous Declaration of the Three Hundred and Eighteen Orthodox Fathers 12. Concerning CANAAN 13. Concerning ABRAHAM 14. Concerning the Covenant of ABRAHAM 15. Concerning ISAAC and JACOB 16. Concerning RÔBÊL (REUBEN)17. Concerning the Glory of ZION 18. How the Orthodox Fathers and Bishops Agreed 19. How this Book came to be found 20. Concerning the Division of the Earth 21. Concerning the Queen of the South 22. Concerning TÂMRÎN, the Merchant 23. How the Merchant returned to ETHIOPIA 24. How the Queen made ready to set out on her Journey 25. How the Queen came to SOLOMON the King 26. How the King held converse with the Queen 27. Concerning the Labourer 28. How SOLOMON gave Commandments to the Queen 29. Concerning the Three Hundred and Eighteen [Patriarchs]30. Concerning how King SOLOMON swore to the Queen 31. Concerning the sign which SOLOMON gave the Queen 32. How the Queen brought forth and came to her own Country 33. How the King of ETHIOPIA travelled 34. How the young man arrived in his mother's country 35. How King SOLOMON sent to his son the commander of his army 36. How King SOLOMON held intercourse with his son 37. How SOLOMON asked His Son Questions 38. How the King planned to send away his son with the children of the nobles 39. How they made the Son of SOLOMON King 40. How ZADOK the priest gave commands to DAVID the King 41. Concerning the blessing of Kings 42. Concerning the Ten Commandments 43. How the men of the Army of ISRAEL received [their] orders 44. How it is not a seemly thing to revile the King 45. How those who were sent away wept and made a plan 46. How they made a plan concerning ZION 47. Concerning the offering of AZÂRYÂS (AZARIAH) and the King 48. How they carried away ZION 49. How his Father blessed his Son 50. How they bade farewell to his Father and how the city mourned 51. How he said unto ZADOK the Priest, ''Go and bring the Covering (or, Clothing) which is upon it (i.e., ZION)''52. How ZADOK the Priest Departed 53. How the Wagon was given to ETHIOPIA 54. How DAVID [the King of ETHIOPIA] Prophesied and Saluted ZION 55. How the People of ETHIOPIA Rejoiced 56. Of the Return of ZADOK the Priest, and the giving of the Gift 57. Concerning the Fall of ZADOK the Priest 58. How SOLOMON Rose up to Slay them 59. How the King Questioned an Egyptian, the Servant of PHARAOH 60. How SOLOMON Lamented for ZION 61. How SOLOMON Returned to JERUSALEM 62. Concerning the answer which SOLOMON made to them 63. How the Nobles of ISRAEL agreed [with the King]64. How the Daughter of PHARAOH Seduced SOLOMON 65. Concerning the sin of SOLOMON 66. Concerning the prophecy of CHRIST 67. Concerning the lamentation of SOLOMON 68. Concerning MARY, Our Lady of Salvation 69. Concerning the Question of SOLOMON 70. How REHOBOAM reigned 71. Concerning MARY, the daughter of DAVID 72. Concerning the King of RÔMÊ (CONSTANTINOPLE)73. Concerning the first judgment of ’ADRÂMÎ, King of RÔMÊ 74. Concerning the King of MEDYÂM 75. Concerning the King of BABYLON 76. Concerning lying witnesses 77. Concerning the King of PERSIA 78. Concerning the King of MOAB 79. Concerning the King of AMALEK 80. Concerning the King of the PHILISTINES 81. How the son of SAMSON slew the son of the King of the PHILISTINES 82. Concerning the going down of ABRAHAM into EGYPT 83. Concerning the King of the ISHMAELITES 84. Concerning the King of ETHIOPIA and how he returned to his country 85. Concerning the rejoicing of Queen MÂKĔDÂ 86. How Queen MÂKĔDÂ made her son King 87. How the nobles (or governors) of ETHIOPIA took the oath 88. How he himself related to his mother how they made him King 89. How the Queen talked to the Children of ISRAEL 90. How AZARIAH praised the Queen and her city 91. This is what ye shall eat: the clean and the unclean 92. How they renewed the kingdom of DAVID 93. How the Men of RÔMÊ destroyed the Faith 94. The first war of the King of ETHIOPIA 95. How the honourable estate of the King of ETHIOPIA was universally accepted 96. Concerning the Prophecy about CHRIST 97. Concerning the Murmuring of ISRAEL 98. Concerning the Rod of MOSES and the Rod of AARON 99. Concerning the Two Servants 100. Concerning the Angels who rebelled 101. Concerning Him that existeth in Everything and Everywhere 102. Concerning the Beginning 103. Concerning the Horns of the Altar 104. More concerning the Ark and the Talk of the Wicked 105. Concerning the belief of ABRAHAM 106. A Prophecy concerning the Coming of CHRIST 107. Concerning His entrance into JERUSALEM in Glory 108. Concerning the wickedness of the iniquitous JEWS 109. Concerning His Crucifixion 110. Concerning His Resurrection 111. Concerning His Ascension and His Second Coming 112. How the Prophets foreshadowed Him in their persons 113. Concerning the Chariot and the Vanquisher of the Enemy 114. Concerning the return of ZION 115. Concerning the Judgement of ISRAEL 116. Concerning the Chariot of ETHIOPIA 117. Concerning the King of RÔMÊ and the King of ETHIOPIA Colophon II.III.IV.V.VI.VII.VIII.IX.X.XI.XII.XIII.XIV.XV.XVI.XVII.XVIII.XIX.XX.XXI.XXII.XXIII.XXIV.XXV.XXVI.XXVII.XXVIII.XXIX.XXX.XXXI.XXXII.