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Star of David The Star of David also known as the Magen David or Shield of David expresses a spectrum of meanings from the spiritual to the practical. It seems to interlock two triangles forming a strong hexagonal structure. Some view the two opposing triangles politically: representing the unceasing conflict within and surrounding the Jewish nation. Others perceive it to represent the sacred union of opposite energies or Yin Yang.

Star of David
The Magen David (shield of David, or as it is more commonly known, the Star of David) is the symbol most commonly associated with Judaism today, but it is actually a relatively new Jewish symbol.
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/star.html

Star of David - Key Concepts
From the Holocaust to the Israeli flag, what is the deeper meaning of this six-pointed Jewish symbol?
www.aish.com/literacy/concepts/Star_of_David.asp

The Star of David
The evolution of the six-pointed Jewish star, the "Magen David," literally the "Shield of David." also known as the hexagram, or more rarely, *Solomon's Seal, is long and complex. Although it is now the most common and universally recognized sign of Judaism and Jewish identity, both within and outside of the Jewish community, it has only achieved this status in the last two hundred years.
www.menorah.org/starofdavid.html

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