The great Israeli scholar Gershom Scholem on origins of the overlapped triangles called the Magen David (Star Of David). Historically it held little significance to the faith. It is instead a recent (20th century) association. From his book “The Messianic Idea in Judaism”
So where did it come from? The occult! Scholem explores this in this chapter excerpt. It blew our minds that leading Jewish Scholar Gershom Scholem literally tells you the Hexagram (the Star of David) was a magically charged talisman!
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And if you are wondering about the bona-fides of Scholem himself: He’s not some random academic. He was the World’s preeminent scholar of Jewish mysticism. He is a National hero to Israelis and has a dedicated section of the Israel National Library.
