What is the Star of David?

In: Ancient History, Judaism

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The Star of David (Hebrew: מָגֵן דָּוִד [pronounced maw-gān daw-vēd], transliteration: Magen David, Ashkenazi Hebrew transliteration: Mogen David-- literally: "Shield of David", Arabic: نجمة داوود, transliteration: Najmat Dawuud), also known as the Seal of Solomon or "Symbol of Solomon" (Arabic: خاتم سليمان, Khatam Sulayman), is a generally recognized symbol of Judaism and Jewish identity and is also known colloquially as the Jewish Star.

It has been used also in Islam as well as the Eastern Religions.

With the establishment of the State of Israel the Jewish Star on the flag of Israel has also become a symbol of Israel.

STAR of DAVID", known as "THE MAGEN DAVID", believed to been copied from the shape of the shield of KING DAVID .

Adopted as symbol of Zionist movement in 1897. Also seen on flag of the state of ISRAEL.

2 triangles, one pointing up, one down, the one up towards God, the other towards earth, both united as one, God's promise to his people always to be with them and never leave them, if they just call His name.

Gods promise to his people, the Jewish nation, never to leave or forsake
them, even to the ends of time itself as we know it.

Addition

The explanation of the two triangles above is a later religious absorption one. The downwards-pointed one is the Tal, the motif of the goddess Astarte. The upwards pointed one is the mountain on which Astarte's shrines were. There are frequent references in the Old Testament to the abomination of worship in those hill-shrines and the fifth book of Moses - Deuteronomy - was cooked up between King Josiah and his high priest in the late 7th C BCE to centralise worship in the Temple in Jerusalem and so get rid of them. And the usual way of neutralising symbols was implemented - absorb them, hence the god's promise explanation was brought in.