Over the Garden Gate: Solomon’s Seal noted for graceful foliage

Solomon’s Seal and False Solomon’s Seal – closely related plants – are often confused because they share a common name and ...
Artnet

How the Mythical Temple of Solomon Endures in the Artistic Imagination

Some time in 10th century B.C.E., a temple rose in Jerusalem. Built at the behest of legendary king Solomon, it was not just any place of worship, but an ornate and palatial structure, fit to house ...
The Diplomat

Solomon Islands Doesn’t Want to Depend on China. Will the West Give It a Choice?

The site of the future set of wharfs at Bina village, the Solomon Islands, as viewed from the sea. Credit: Anne-Marie Brady Under a brilliant blue sky in the tiny village of Bina, a local landowner ...
National Catholic Register

Archaeology, Solomon and the Queen of Sheba

We read in 1 Kings (10:1-2, 10-11): Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with hard questions. She came to Jerusalem with a ...
The Diplomat

Solomon Islands and the China Switch: Big Politics in Small Places

Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands Manasseh Sogavare, second left, speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, third right, during their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, Oct. 9, ...