A six pointed star.........two equilateral triangles.....interlocked with sides of 3/2 each..............making smaller equilateral triangles whose sides are of length......1/2......

The Curious History of the Six-Pointed Star:How the “Magen David” Became the Jewish Symbol

The six-pointed star known as the Magen David or Shield of David, which is now emblazoned on the flag of…

GERSHOM SCHOLEM / SEPT. 1, 1949

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The six-pointed Shield of David, now inscribed on the flag of Israel, is universally accepted as the Jewish symbol par excellence; and it is commonly assumed that the Magen David’s special significance reaches back to remote antiquity, and enshrines some deep, traditionally hallowed, religious or historical meaning. Gershom Scholem, one of the great Jewish scholars of our time, here traces the obscure story of the Magen David through its long and curious career, and reveals that the true story of the symbol is quite different from that asserted by most accepted “authorities.” 

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