<P> A similar concept in the Old Testament might pre-date Herodotus and Xerxes I where Psalm 72: 8 speaks of the Messianic King:' He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth' for' as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations' Ps 72: 5 . This concept had existed in the Ancient Near East before the Old Testament . The Story of Sinuhe (19th century BC) announces that the Egyptian King rules "all what the sun encircles ." Mesopotamian texts contemporary to Sargon of Akkad (c. 2334--2279 BC) proclaim that this king ruled "all the lands from sunrise to sunset ." </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article's factual accuracy is disputed . Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page . Please help to ensure that disputed statements are reliably sourced . (July 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article's factual accuracy is disputed . Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page . Please help to ensure that disputed statements are reliably sourced . (July 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> In the early 16th century, the phrase, "el imperio en el que nunca se pone el sol" (the empire on which the sun never sets) originated with a remark made by Fray Francisco de Ugalde to Charles I, who as king of Spain and as Holy Roman Emperor by the name of Charles V, had an empire, which included many territories in Europe, islands in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, cities in North Africa and vast territories in the Americas . </P>

Where is it that the sun never sets