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  2. Star of David - Wikipedia

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    The Star of David (Hebrew: מָגֵן דָּוִד, romanized: Magen David, lit. 'Shield of David') [a] is a generally recognized symbol of both Jewish identity and Judaism. [1] Its shape is that of a hexagram: the compound of two equilateral triangles. The Star of David featured in the oldest complete copy of the Masoretic text.

  3. Hexagram - Wikipedia

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    The Star of David in the oldest surviving complete copy of the Masoretic text, the Leningrad Codex, dated 1008. The Magen David is a generally recognized symbol of Judaism and Jewish identity and is also known colloquially as the Jewish Star or "Star of David." Its usage as a sign of Jewish identity began in the Middle Ages, though its ...

  4. Seal of Solomon - Wikipedia

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    The hexagram or Star of David, which became a symbol of Judaism in the modern period and was placed on the flag of Israel in 1948, has its origins in 14th-century depictions of the Seal of Solomon. The flag of Hayreddin Barbarossa had a Seal of Solomon between the blades of a zulfiqar.

  5. Yellow badge - Wikipedia

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    Yellow star labeled Juif, the French term for Jew, that was worn during the Nazi occupation of France. The yellow badge, also known as the yellow patch, the Jewish badge, or the yellow star (German: Judenstern, lit. 'Jew's star'), was an accessory that Jews were required to wear in certain non-Jewish societies throughout history.

  6. Remphan - Wikipedia

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    Remphan. Remphan (also spelled Rephan; Koinē Greek: Ῥαιφάν) is a word mentioned by Stephen at the time of his death in the Book of Acts 7:43 in the New Testament referring to an object of idolatrous worship: Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will ...

  7. Tel Dan stele - Wikipedia

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    1993–94. Present location. Israel Museum. The Tel Dan Stele is a fragmentary stele containing an Aramaic inscription which dates to the 9th century BCE. It is the earliest known extra-biblical archaeological reference to the house of David. [1][2] The stele was discovered in 1993 in Tel-Dan by Gila Cook, a member of an archaeological team led ...

  8. Star of Bethlehem - Wikipedia

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    Star of Bethlehem. Adoration of the Magi by Florentine painter Giotto di Bondone (1267–1337). The Star of Bethlehem is shown as a comet above the child. Giotto witnessed an appearance of Halley's Comet in 1301. The Star of Bethlehem, or Christmas Star, [1] appears in the nativity story of the Gospel of Matthew chapter 2 where "wise men from ...

  9. Jewish heraldry - Wikipedia

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    Jewish heraldry is the tradition and style of heraldic achievements amongst Jewish communities throughout Europe and (in modern history) abroad. Included are the national and civic arms of the State of Israel, noble and burgher arms, synagogal heraldry, heraldic displays and heraldic descriptions. Jewish Heraldry is commonly influenced by its ...

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