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Ijebu Ode The Rest Place Of Queen Sheba by aremuforlife(m): 8:59pm On Jul 22, 2019 |
History The burial place of the legendary and biblical Queen of Sheba, locally known among Yoruba people as Bilikisu Sungbo, has turned a place of worship and tourism in Nigeria. Millions of people visit annually from different parts of the world to share the mystery surrounding Bilikisu Sungbo grave-turned-shrine located in Oke-Eri, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria. The historical queen, Bilikisu Sungbo, was said to have traveled all the way from Ethiopia down to Ijebu-Ode where she died and was buried. The natives of Ijebu-Ode hold strong and popular claims about the identity of the controversial Bilikisu Sungbo. They claimed that she was the Queen of Sheba mentioned in the bible to have visited the wise king Solomon at height of his powers. They also claimed that Bilikisu Sungbo was the Quranic Queen Baliqs of Ethopia (from which the name Bilikisu was derived) who visited king Sulaiman. Another source has it that Bilikisu Sungbo was a wealthy woman and the leader of a group of women potters who traveled to far away places. Also, she was believed to possess supernatural powers with which she dug ditches around villages in Ijebu-Ode. Howbeit, the tradition of the Ijebu people forbid women and dogs to visit the spot where Bilikisu Sungbo was buried. At the shrine, there is a small open ground with no grass growing on it. This place is said to be the place where the ancient queen was washed before being buried, and because of her supernatural powers, no plant or grass can ever grow on the spot. In 1995, Bilikisu Sungbo’s shrine was added to the cultural category of UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Bilikisu Sungbo ‘grave-shrine’ will forever remain a pride of Ijebu-Ode people.
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Re: Ijebu Ode The Rest Place Of Queen Sheba by chiefolododo(m): 9:06pm On Jul 22, 2019 |
What are you saying |
Re: Ijebu Ode The Rest Place Of Queen Sheba by Blackfire(m): 3:19pm On Jul 25, 2019 |
Nonsense |
Re: Ijebu Ode The Rest Place Of Queen Sheba by macof(m): 1:24pm On Jul 26, 2019 |
It's fake. They just invented this to collect money from gullible people 1 Like |
Re: Ijebu Ode The Rest Place Of Queen Sheba by aremuforlife(m): 1:28pm On Jul 26, 2019 |
macof:but if it were to be in arab nation or western world it would have been real. it has been recongnized by UNESCO as world heritage site 1 Like |
Re: Ijebu Ode The Rest Place Of Queen Sheba by macof(m): 11:01pm On Jul 26, 2019 |
aremuforlife: What has Arab nations or western world got to do with the question of authenticity? Recognized by UNESCO since when? Because I follow the Unesco schemes closer than you think and I know so far there are only two sites in Nigeria designated as world heritage sites... And this fake queen of Sheba burial site is not one of them 1 Like |
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