One of the greatest love stories in the Bible is that of Solomon and Sheba. Even with all his harem of thousands, Solomon longed for Sheba primarily because she would not honor him as others under his kingdom did.

But the travel involved for them to meet was no small matter; in those Iron Age days, the trip from Sheba’s kingdom to Solomon’s Israel was a seven-year journey, usually. So there were no cheap flights back and forth in the matter of a brief period of time.

Using trade routes and other advantages, Sheba made it to Solomon’s kingdom in only three years. No exactly a FedEx Delivery, huh?