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January 3, 2020December 29, 2019Other eras

A wild guess on the parts of King Solomon’s wealth that can be quantified – part 4

Let’s try bringing together the previous guesses (can’t even call them estimates) of the value of those portions of King Solomon’s wealth […]

November 1, 2019December 29, 2019Other eras

A few indicators for King Solomon’s wealth – part 3

Previous post took a guess at quantifying the value of King Solomon’s chariots and warhorses. Earlier post estimated the number of warhorses […]

October 30, 2019December 29, 2019Other eras

A few indicators for King Solomon’s wealth – part 2

Previous post estimated the number of warhorses King Solomon owned along with citing the number of chariots in his kingdom. Here are […]

October 28, 2019December 29, 2019Other eras

A few indicators for King Solomon’s wealth – part 1

King Solomon, ruler from about 970 B.C. through 931 B.C., had both wealth and wisdom beyond compare. One source (didn’t make note […]

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