1 Kings 4:29-34
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29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.
30 And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
31 For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.
32 And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.
33 And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
34 And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.
See Timeline of Biology and the Bible.
In his essay Should Christadelphians reject the sciences, become biblical literalists, or teach ‘young earth creationism’?, brother Alan Eyre cites this passage, telling how brother Islip Collyer encouraged him to be a scientist, and suggested that if Job and Solomon had been living today they would both have been active scientists. See The Case for Considering the Science.
