Kebra Negast and Ethiopia

This text begins by tracing the bloodline of Adam throughout time. The detailed account ends with Solomon, at which point the details of Solomon's wisdom are given and the story of the Queen of Ethiopia is told. She is entranced by what she is told of Solomon's wisdom, and is even more impressed when she witnesses it in person. She is so impressed that she decides to stop worshiping the sun and starts worshiping the God of Israel instead.

What significance does this hold for the status and value of Ethiopia? The Queen of Ethiopia conceives and bears a child which is King Solomon's son. Solomon, as we recall, is a direct descendant of Adam. This holds great importance for the people of Israel, for Adam was the man initially created by God Himself. The son of Solomon and the Queen of Ethiopia is now a direct descendant of Adam, and as the Queen says to Solomon, "only seed of thine shall reign and his seed after him from generation to generation." (page 39) This places value upon all who reign over Ethiopia for the people of Israel.