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.

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Fleur de Lis, Esneh Temple, Egypt

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Fleur de Lis, Esneh Temple, Egypt, second century B.C.E Picture is courtesy of Brooklyn Museum from Flickr

Hexagram as a Homonym

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One of the factors that complicate researching the Star of David symbol is that the Hexagram is the name of a few different things: A. The s...

Saturday, May 23, 2009

King David's Shield - Potential source of the legend

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Friday, May 22, 2009

Magen David Arm Tattoo

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Picture is courtesy of Aoife city womanchile from Flickr

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Chicago Flag Tattoo

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The stars that we see here are NOT Stars of David but three out of the four red hexagrams that adorn the Chicago Flag. These stars stand...

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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Solomon Seal on Ethiopian Crown

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Solomon's Seal on Ethiopian Crown along with a cross (at the top). In the background we see the Lion of Judah. All these were symbols o...

Monday, May 18, 2009

Yellow Badge on a Nazi Propaganda Stamp

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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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