Cyrus H. Gordon
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Emeritus Professor of Hebraic and Near East Studies; Director, Center for Ebla Research, New York University, New York City. Emeritus Professor of Mediterranean Studies, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts. Author of The Ancient Near East and others.
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Solomon was a biblical Israelite king who built the first Temple of Jerusalem and who is revered in Judaism and Christianity for his wisdom and in Islam as a prophet. Nearly all evidence for Solomon’s life and reign comes from the Bible (especially the first 11 chapters of the First Book of Kings…
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