Was the Queen of Sheba really black?

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  The unnecessary confusion around Queen of Sheba´s color.
It would have been understandable that Theologians through history would question and ague about  the origin and actual copmpletion of the skin of the Queen of Sheba´s skin, if there hadn´t been any hints or information in the Bible concerning the matter. This specific passage of scripture however is unfortunately not the only case, where the words are so clear and basicly impossible to misunderstand and still the majority of the educated Pastors and Bible commentaries doubt it, twist it or refuse to admit it´s existence.

This is how the Queen of Sheba intoduces herself in the Holy Bible which we believe is inspired by God:

Son 1:5  I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon. Son 1:6  Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother's children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.
When you want to know something about a person, you usually listen to what they have to say about them selves. To learn how to listen before you speak is of great importance in order to get a deeper knowledge and understanding of a certain subject.To judge a person because of the color of their skin, is like judging a book by it´s cover, it´s just not a wise thing to do.Since the only true way to get to know a person´s character is to listen to them just as the only way to know the true content of a book is to actually read it for yourself. Don´t just draw a verse here and there out of it´s context, just to get upset about it, if you want to get taken seiously. Educate yourself in a subject beore you join a discussion about it. Why build your opinion on rumors? Get ready to arm yourself with the truth!Having read the whole Bible for myself, I`ve come to this conclusion: God is not a rasist, but many people are! The Bible is a book written for all nations,  p ... Läs mer...

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