This Oct. 9, 2017 photo shows the cross-shaped rooftop of Beta Giyorgis (Church of St. George), one of the 11 churches carved out of the earth in the 11th and 12th centuries, in Lalibela, Ethiopia.

Though her origin is contested, the Queen of Sheba — also known as Makeda — is at the core of Ethiopian mythology. Her encounter with Israel's King Solomon 3,000 years ago is legendary.