Its source is Shlomo, a Hebrew name meaning "Peace." Solomon was
a great king who ruled Israel in the 10th century B.C. The son
of King David, he was celebrated for his fair-minded
intelligence. Solomon's reign marked a period of special
economic and political prestige for the Jewish nation. The
Wailing Wall in Jerusalem is all that survives of the great
temple he built there; it remains a site sacred to Jews
throughout the world. Salmon P. Chase (born 1808, died 1873)
American senator, governor, secretary of the treasury, and
Supreme Court justice.