Kebra Nagast

will I give seed in her, and upon the earth one who shall become king, and moreover, in the heavens one from his seed shall reign in the flesh the throne of the upon Godhead. And as for his enemies they shall be gathered together under his footstool, and they shall be sealed with his seal.' 19. ' HOW THIS BOOK CAME TO BE FOUND And Demateyos (Domitius), the Archbishop of Rom " I have found Constantinople, Byzantium), said, in the Church of [Saint] Sophia among the books and the royal treasures a manuscript [which stated] that the whole kingdom of the world [belonged] to the Emperor of Rom and the Emperor of Ethiopia." (i.e., 20. CONCERNING THE DIVISION OF THE EARTH From the middle of Jerusalem, and from the north thereof to the south-east is the portion of the Emperor of Rom ; and from the middle of Jerusalem from the north thereof to the south and to Western India is the portion of the Emperor of Ethiopia. For both of them are of the seed of Shem, the son of Noah, the seed of Abraham, the seed of David, the children of Solomon. For" God gave the seed of Shem glory because of the blessing of their father Noah. The Emperor of Rom is the son of Solomon, and the Emperor of Ethiopia is the firstborn and eldest son of Solomon. 21. CONCERNING THE QUEEN OF THE SOUTH And how this Queen was born I have discovered written in that manuscript, and in this manner also doth the Evangelist mention that woman. And our Lord Jesus Christ, in condemning the Jewish people, the crucifiers, who lived at that time, spake, saying " The Queen of the South shall rise up on the Day of : shall dispute with, and condemn, and overcome this generation who would not hearken unto Judgment and 16