Introduction

The way humans have back and justified their claims to land and legitimacy from time immemorial is universal. I was here first, and if i wasn't, then my ancestors were. Or even if they weren't, my ancestors were glorious and deserving people, unlike yours. This outlook is all over the middle east. The legitimacy of ethiopian kings rested on their ancestral connection to the queen of sheba and her lover, the israelite king solomon. Wasn't it enough to be the son of god? Jesus preached peace and equality? Did he need a blood line to a rogue and sinner like david? According to legend, we have at least two kings to day