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Solomon

Also known as Shlomo · Jedidiah

United kingdomKingIn the line of ChristJudahHouse of David

Description

Son of David and Bathsheba; reigned forty years over the united kingdom. Asked Yahweh for wisdom and was given riches and fame as well. Built the first Jerusalem temple. Author of Proverbs (much), Ecclesiastes (per tradition), and Song of Songs. His many foreign wives turned his heart in old age, leading to the prophesied division of the kingdom under his son Rehoboam.

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Family tree

Two generations up and down. Click any other person to recenter the tree on them. Solid lines are parent-of relationships; dashed pink lines are spouses; dashed amber lines are debated/tradition-divergent edges.

Notes

Solomon appears in Matthew's genealogy of Jesus through the royal line; Mary's line per Luke 3 traces through Nathan, Solomon's full brother.