This blog (by Zeev Barkan) is dedicated to the Star of David, its history, its various meanings and usages in different cultures. It includes thousands of pictures of Star of David, six-pointed stars, hexagrams, Solomon's Seals, Magen Davids and yellow badges,and served as a resource for three books and four art exhibitions.
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
When was the Star of David invented
IMHO King David, who according to the Jewish tradition composed Psalms, invented the concept of the Shield of David. In Chapter 18:3 King David prays to the Lord, using the word shield - and that's when the concept of the Shield of David entered our world.
It happened around 1010 BCE, after escaping from King Saul, a few years before 1004 when David became a king. He ruled until 965 BCE and lived, like us, in the turn of a millennium...
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