The Surprising History of the Star of David | Unpacked
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Published 2021-01-24
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The history of the Star of David is more than a little murky. So how did two overlapping triangles become the single most powerful icon of the Jewish people? We unpack the roots of the Magen David as an ancient Kabbalistic amulet tracing its path into the universal symbol of almost all things Jewish and Israeli.
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:36 Early uses of the 6 point star
01:08 Leningrad Codex, the oldest known Hebrew Bible manuscript
01:22 Gershom Scholem, the 6 point star in the kabbalah
01:44 The shield of David
02:07 Roman Emperor Charles IV, Praguer-Jewish flag
02:31 The Jewish Star of David as opposed to the Christian cross
02:47 The 1897 First Zionist Congress, official Zionist symbol
03:27 Yellow 6 point star in the Holocaust
03:38 Debate over Israeli flag design
04:51 The Jewish star as a symbol of Jewish pride and perseverance
05:10 Controversy over the Star of David
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All Comments (21)
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It's interesting how they use historical references except the ones the Bible gives: Remphan star, referring to the Moloc-Baal worship
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This is the Rephaim star which also represents moloc or saturn and its mentioned in Acts. Also the rephaites were giants descendants of the nephilim...keep that in mind.
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Star of Remphan
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The stars of David is not found anywhere in the Bible.
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It was the Seal of Solomon way before it became the star of David. It is also an ancient occult symbol and it more tied to Jewish mysticism than it is orthodox Judaism. There is NO mention of this symbol in the Old Testament. Don't forget that Solomon had 800 wives, many of whom were not Jewish. He followed after other Gods for a portion of his life even after being warned twice by God to stop it.
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Its actually the star of Molech and remphan which was injected by heritics.
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The seal of Solomon, occultic symbol from Babylon adopted by kabbilists
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It's the star of Remphan, the symbol of Moloch and is also called the seal of Solomon. It symbolizes a 'spell' (also called hex) that's used to trap the mind of the victim in a net of lies. Have a great day everyone :) Hope no one is offended
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David didn’t have a star! It’s actually called the Seal of Solomon
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The star of david is actaully the star remphan which is connected to molek
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The star is Occultic and in every culture!
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Didn't even scratch the surface of its true origin
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"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 carry you away beyond Babylon." Acts 7:43
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For some reason i already knew they were not going to mention the temple of ba'al
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Remphan, not David
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All occult roads come out of Babylon... walter veith covered this extensively!
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It is a pagan symbol the Israelites brought from Egypt - Amos 5:26 and Deuteronomy 5:8 and also many other verses in the Bible
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Acts 7:43-You took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the STAR OF YOUR GOD REMPHAN, figures which you made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.
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Been learning a lot about Judaism with this channel. Respect. For a muslim studying Israelite tradition, it's a really good starting point.
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And you took up the tent of Moloch, and the star of the god Remphan, the figures which you made to worship; and I will remove you beyond Babylon.
