Rastafarians consider the birth of the movement of Rastafari to be fixed in Ethiopia during the coronation of the prince Ras Tafari Makonnen (Haile Selassie) on November 2, 1930. According to Rastafarians, Haile Selassie is the 225th descendant of King Solomon, son of David, and the Queen of Sheba. The star of David is the symbol of the linkage between Haile Selassie and David. Further, the Rasta consider themselves like the Israelites in exile in Babylon.