Star of David

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.

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Hexagrams with White Lily

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Hexagrams (with white lily, fleur de lis) are engraved on a manhole in Freiburg , Germany. Photo was shot by Zako and all rights are reserve...

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Monday, October 06, 2008

Cross and Hexagrams

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We see here a German cancel from 1965 carrying two hexagrams and a cross. Photo is courtesy of Hayim Shtayer. The cancel itself belongs to H...

Sunday, October 05, 2008

Six Hexagrams and Twelve Zodiacal Signs

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6 hexagrams and 12 zodiacal signs and glyphs appear on a mosaic ceiling at Greenwich Town Hall, London, England, right above the main door. ...

Saturday, October 04, 2008

Ashkelon Logo

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Five Stars of David represent the five neighborhoods of Ashkelon Ancient marble column represents the antiquities of Ashkelon The cogwhe...

Friday, October 03, 2008

A Bell with an Indian Hexagram

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Hexagram engraved on a bell in a Temple at Ranakpur, Rajasthan, India Picture taken recently by Oded Erez. Copyrights: Oded Erez 2008 Se...

Thursday, October 02, 2008

Star of David and Zodiac

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Merréll O'Brian created these 12 hexagrams, each with a zodiac glyph, in order to illustrate the connection between the zodiac and the s...

Monday, September 29, 2008

Beatles 1964 Performance In Israel

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What is the Star of David doing on a ticket to the 1964 cancelled Beatles Performance in Israel? Israel cancelled the performance because th...

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zeevveez: I Published 22 books - 10 in print and 12 online. The full list appears on my Flickr Profile. Among them: Star of David Album [English]; Star of David Black and White [Hebrew]; Yellow Badge Album [Hebrew] Thing's Name [Hebrew], I am Such a Brazilian Woman [Hebrew, Iton 77] with co-author Iara Czeresnia. I Initiated several art shows about the Star of David, about the yellow star and about the Old Testament

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