What is The Kebra Nagast - Historical and Spiritual Manuscript even before the Bible is found in Ethiopia

  The Kebra Nagast is a historical record of some of the early history and royal lineage of Ethiopia, The Kebra Nagast is also known as the glory of the kings earliest compositions of The Kebra Nagast date back to 500 a.d and it was compiled by the Coptic priests of Ethiopia.

 The Ethiopian King Ezana introduced Christianity into Ethiopia by 335 a.d however long before this some of the Ethiopians had been following the Religion of judaism, The Kebra Nagast is divided into 117 chapters The Kebra Nagast follows the tradition of the books of the Abrahamic religions namely the torah the bible and the Quran within The Kebra Nagast the early Chapters provide details on the creation of the first human being and prophet called Adam by God and the subsequent fall of Satan and Also the story of Cain and Abel in a similar fashion to the torah bible and Quran.

 The Kebra Nagast goes on in chapters 7 and 8 to detail the stories of the prophet Noah and the flood, Chapters 13 through 17 are focused on the prophets Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses and the ark of the covenant. 

The ark of the covenant was a gold-covered wooden chest which contained two stone tablets with the ten commandments inscribed upon them, The ten commandments were a set of ten Spiritual and religious laws provided by God to the prophet Mosses while he resided in Egypt in northeastern Africa the ark of the covenant is also known as the ark of God and the ark of the testimony The Kebra Nagast in chapters 21-40 details the stories of prophet king Solomon of Israel and the queen of Sheba.

 Now, The queen of Sheba was an African queen who ruled the region of Ethiopia and territory of southern Arabia modern-day Yemen the queen of Sheba ruled Ethiopia in around 1000 bc and she is also referenced in the bible and the Quran the queen of sheba is also known as Makeda The Kebra Nagast goes on in chapter 21 to begin to describe the queen of Sheba referring to her in specific verses as “The queen of the south“.  Indeed, the bible also refers to the queen of Sheba in the same way in the new testament in Luke Chapter 11 Verse 31. 

 The Kebra Nagast provides the following details on the queen of Sheba in chapter 21 and as this queen of the south was very beautiful in face and her stature was superb and her understanding and intelligence which God had given her were of such high character that she went to Jerusalem to hear the wisdom of Solomon and this was done by the command of God and it was his good pleasure.

 And Moreover, she was exceedingly rich, for God had given her glory and riches, and gold, and silver, and splendid apparels and camels, and Slaves, and trading men or merchants.

 And they carried on her business and trafficked for her by sea and by Land and in India and in Aswan or syene within The Kebra Nagast the book goes on to explain that one of the queen of Sheba's merchants had conducted some trade with King Solomon and informed the queen of his great Wisdom Chapter 23 states the following: “And each morning tamrin related to the Queen about all the wisdom of Solomon, how he administered judgment and did what was just, and how he ordered his table and how he made his feasts, and how he taught wisdom”.

 The Queen of Sheba then decided to meet with king Solomon and then began to develop a friendship with him and to discuss God and this went on for Months. Kebra Nagast provides the following details of her initial arrival in chapter 25. “and she arrived in Jerusalem, and brought to the king very many precious gifts which he desired to possess greatly. And he paid her great honor and rejoiced, and he gave her a habitation in the royal palace near him and every day he arrayed her in 11 garments which bewitched the eyes and he visited her and was gratified and she visited him and was gratified and she saw his wisdom and his just judgments and his splendor”.

 The Kebra Nagast records that the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon of Israel eventually fell in love and had a child together. Kebra Nagast goes on to say the following:  “And the pains of childbirth laid hold upon her, and she brought forth a man-child, and she gave it to the nurse with great Pride and delight”.  “And the child grew and she called his name Bayna-Lehkem''. “And the youth Bayna-Lehkem was handsome, and his whole body and his members, and the bearing of his shoulders resembled those of King Solomon, his father''.

 The son of the Queen of Sheba is referred to as Bayna-Lehkem in The Kebra Nagast which translates into English as Son of the Wise. He is also called David and he was also known in Ethiopia as Menelik I.

 The Kebra Nagast states that the son of the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon went on to eventually become the King of Ethiopia and it was from him that the kings of Ethiopia descended. The Kebra Nagast goes on to say the following: “Makeda, The queen of Ethiopia, gave the kingdom to her son and she said unto him ‘Take the kingdom. I have given it unto thee. I have made King him whom God hath made King and I have chosen him whom God hath chosen as the keeper of His Pavilion''. 

 The Kebra Nagast goes on to describe the early battles of the King of Ethiopia and how he implemented the belief in god across the empire and other historical events of the time The Kebra Nagast is held in high regard by Ethiopian christians and Rastafarians to the present day.