Legend of the Cross

Japanese: 十字架伝説 - じゅうじかでんせつ

An early Eastern legend about the cross on which Christ was crucified. When Adam died, his son Seth, by command of God, took three seeds from the Tree of Life in heaven and placed them under Adam's tongue. Later, these seeds grew on Adam's tomb and eventually became beautiful, large, thriving trees. In Solomon's time, the tree was intended to be used as a pillar in the temple, but was abandoned and used instead as a bridge over a stream. When the Queen of Sheba came across the bridge while visiting Solomon, she knelt down before it and warned Solomon of its miraculous powers, warning him of its fate.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

キリストがかけられた十字架に関する初期東方伝説。アダムが死んだとき，その子セツSethは神の命により天国の生命の樹から三つの種子を採り，アダムの舌の下に置いた。後年これらの種子はアダムの墓に生育し，やがて美しい大木となって繁茂した。ソロモンの時代，この木は神殿の柱に使われようとしたが見捨てられ，小川の橋としてかけられた。シバの女王がソロモン訪問に際しこの橋に出会い，この木の不思議な力を知ってこれを跪拝（きはい）し，その運命をソロモンに警告する。

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