Southern Arabia, 8th century B.C.: The beautiful Lilith, daughter of an innkeeper, attracts the attention of Rahib, a general of the Queen of Sheba. He begins to woo the young woman, gifting her with jewels, gold and fragrant essences. Lilith, however, despises the coarse man. Her heart belongs to the dreamy camel driver Sami. Rahib, however, discovers their secret love and threatens Lilith to kill her lover if she does not comply. The young woman sees no other way out than to follow the general to the palace. Unimpressed by the pomp and circumstance of court life, Lilith has only one goal from then on: to escape with Sami into a shared future...