2006-06-24 09:42:42 · 5 answers · asked by tina 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The six points of the Star of David symbolize God's rule over the universe in all six directions: north, south, east, west, up and down.
Other explanations include that a six-pointed star receives form and substance from its solid center. This inner core represents the spiritual dimension, surrounded by the six universal directions; or in Kabbalah, the two triangles represent the dichotomies inherent in man: good vs. evil, spiritual vs. physical, etc
A more practical theory is that during the Bar Kochba rebellion (first century), a new technology was developed for shields using the inherent stability of the triangle. Behind the shield were two interlocking triangles, forming a hexagonal pattern of support points.
2006-06-24 09:47:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a Judaism symbol. A combination of two Hebrew writing symbols that translate into the "Shield of David" or "Star" of David....depending on whom you speak to.
2006-06-24 16:46:24 · answer #2 · answered by Manji 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It became the symbol of Judaism when followers of Jesus (surely not "real" Christians) required all Jews to wear the yellow star and to live in ghettos.
Where were the "real" Christians?
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good people do nothing." Edmund Burke
2006-06-24 18:42:49 · answer #3 · answered by Hatikvah 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the star of david? jewish
2006-06-24 16:45:45 · answer #4 · answered by srm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ooops... wrong star!
2006-06-24 16:46:50 · answer #5 · answered by ruby.rodd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋