The Queen of the South is one of the names/Titles the Reigning Queen of Sheba holds. Queen of the South (, ''basilissa notou'') is an alternative title for the

Queen of Sheba The Queen of Sheba ( he, מַלְכַּת שְׁבָא‎, Malkaṯ Šəḇāʾ; ar, ملكة سبأ, Malikat Sabaʾ; gez, ንግሥተ ሳባ, Nəgśətä Saba) is a figure first mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. In the original story, she bring ...

, used in two parallel passages in the

New Testament The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Christ ...

(Matthew 12:42 and Luke 11:31), where

Jesus Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...

said: :The queen of the South will rise up at the

judgment Judgement (or US spelling judgment) is also known as ''adjudication'', which means the evaluation of evidence to decision-making, make a decision. Judgement is also the ability to make considered decisions. The term has at least five distinct u ...

with this generation and condemn it (''or in Luke'': with the men of this generation and condemn them), for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of

Solomon Solomon (; , ),, ; ar, سُلَيْمَان, ', , ; el, Σολομών, ; la, Salomon also called Jedidiah (Hebrew language, Hebrew: , Modern Hebrew, Modern: , Tiberian Hebrew, Tiberian: ''Yăḏīḏăyāh'', "beloved of Yahweh, Yah"), ...

, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here. Occasionally, biblical translators have used the phrase "''a'' Queen of the South", the Greek having no

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, but this has been criticized as incorrect. Jesus, in Matthew and Luke, did not directly reference Queen Sheba as the Queen of the South. An account also cited that the "Queen of the South" was a reference to a queen of

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

because the term "king of the South" was recognized as a biblical term for the Egyptian monarch. There are also claims that the term south refers to Ethiopia. But, it seems clear that the reference is to the visit by the Queen of Sheba to Solomon as described in 1 Kings 10 and 2 Chronicles 9. The arrival of the

(or "Queen of the South") occurs in 1 Kings 10. The Queen had heard about Solomon's fame and his relationship with the Lord, so she came to Solomon with a list of deep questions. According to the scriptural account, Solomon answered all her questions. The Queen believed as she received answers while face-to-face with Solomon. In the New Testament passages, Jesus refers to the Queen's arrival, saying that, in the final judgment, even she, being skeptical until she met with Solomon personally, will condemn the current generation for their lack of faith, since "One greater than Solomon is here".

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