King Solomon, the Bible's wisest king, was possessed of extraordinary wealth. The grand temple he built in Jerusalem was covered in gold. Over the ages, many have sought to find the source of the great king's wealth -- but none with so much flair, wit, or whimsy as Tahir Shah. Intrigued by a map he finds in a shop not far from the site of the temple, Shah assembles a multitude of clues to the location of Solomon's mines. From ancient texts to modern hearsay, all point across the Red Sea to Ethiopia. Shah's trail takes him on a wild ride by taxi, bus, camel, and donkey to the gold-bearing corners of this storied and beautiful country. He interviews the hyena man of Harar, is hauled up on a rope to enter a remote cliff-face monastery, and stumbles upon an illegal gold mine where thousands of men, women, and children dig with their hands. But the hardest leg of the journey is to the accursed mountain of Tullu Wallel, where legend says the devil keeps watch over the entrance to an ancient mine shaft... Book jacket.

Wilhelm Gesenius' comprehensive Hebrew-Chaldee (Aramaic) Lexion of the Old Testament. Translated and edited from the German original by Tregelles, and revised and enlarged and annotated by Gesenius' earlier works. - Contains definitions and discussions on all Hebrew and Chaldee (Aramaic) words that occur in the Old Testament. - Includes an index with inflected Hebrew and Chaldee (Aramaic) words which are otherwise difficult to recognize. - Comparisons with cognate languages like Syriac and Arabic. - Useful for anyone with an interest in the Hebrew Old Testament.