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.

Monday, November 17, 2014

Ethiopian Star of David Appears for the first time in 1866

Imperial coat of arms of Ethiopia - Menelik II CC Source: Wikimedia Ian Campbell discovered that "The emergence of an ...

Friday, November 07, 2014

WW1 - Tombstone Types & Star of David

Source: http://www.illustratedfirstworldwar.com/item/the-graves-of-our-soldiers-types-of-tombstones-sent-to-the-royal-academy-iln0-191...

Sunday, November 02, 2014

Solomon’s Seal as a Flower

Richard Pearce tries to explain why did the Polygonatum flower get the name Solomon’s Seal in his video: https://www.youtube.com/...

Saturday, November 01, 2014

Star of David on an Autograph Letter of a Pseudo-Messiah

Source: The Jewish Quarterly Review > Vol. 19, No. 1, Oct., 1906 > An Autograph Letter of a Pseudo-Messiah by David S. S...

Friday, October 31, 2014

Star of David Engraving by Vredemann De Vries

Rosicrucian in his temple - Transmutation by Hans Vredemann De Vries (1527-1604) Dutch Renaissance architect, painter, and ...

Two Interpretations for the Star of David as a Medical Symbol

Source: Schat der Gesontheyt (1672) by J. van Beverwijk Jan Schouten wrote a book about "The Pentagram as a Medical Symbol - A...

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

The Star of David as an Astral Symbol

The shape of the hexagram, two interwoven triangles, doesn't convey necessarily an association of a star or a shield or a seal, bu...

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