tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24518491.post114863271553071902..comments2023-10-06T06:18:28.701-07:00Comments on Star of David: Encampment of the Tribeszeevveezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06608699339778078417noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24518491.post-1149176114452528092006-06-01T08:35:00.000-07:002006-06-01T08:35:00.000-07:00G.S. Oegema in his book Realms of Judaism, The his...G.S. Oegema in his book Realms of Judaism, The history of the Shield of David, the birth of a symbol( Peter Lang, Germany, 1996, ISBN 3-631-30192-8) sums up Tulo Nussenblatt theory from 1938: "The hexagram when it is enclosed by a circle consists of twelve triangles, six outwardly and six inwardly directed, and in the middle a thirteens space. They correspond with the twelve tribes of Israel and the thirteenth tribe of Levi...It was the most effective way to defend the camp...from every side...<BR/>This summary sheds a little more light on the encampment theory that was brought earlier in this posting, which was also based on Nussenblatt's theory.zeevveezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06608699339778078417noreply@blogger.com