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Solomon's shamir. In the Gemara, the shamir (Hebrew: שָׁמִיר šāmīr) is a worm or a substance that had the power to cut through or disintegrate stone, iron and diamond. King Solomon is said to have used it in the building of the first Temple in Jerusalem in place of cutting tools. For the construction of the Temple in Jerusalem ...
Jul 27, 2021 · Asmodeus (or Ashmedai) revealed to Solomon that the Shamir was in the possession of the Lord of the Sea, guarded by a certain bird, a woodcock according to most English versions of the story. Solomon quickly sent off another of his servants who prevailed over the woodcock and managed to steal the Shamir away. From here the story continues, with ...
Once captured, Asmodeus is brought to Solomon in Jerusalem, where Asmodeus informs Solomon that the Shamir was not given to him, but to Rahab, the angel of the sea. [7] [8] The angel of the sea had then given the Shamir to a bird, identified by the Talmud as the Hoopoe (Hebrew דּוּכִיפַת), who had been using the Shamir to split rocks to build its nests.
Feb 21, 2024 · ↑ Codex Munich 95, copied circa 1340 CE, was selected because of its similarities with ancient Talmudic texts found in Yemen, Babylonia and elsewhere. For example, in the Yemenite Midrash HaGadol, section Piqudei, we find the story of Solomon and Ashmedai (also known as Asmodeus) as brought down in Gittin 68a-b, no doubt copied from some early Talmudic text.
In the Testament of Solomon Asmodeus appears as seducing man to unchaste deeds, murder, and enmity, and thus reveals many points in common with Æshma. The "Bundehish" (xxviii. 15-18) furnishes the most striking resemblance: "There, wherever Æshm lays a foundation, many creatures perish." Ashmedai and Shamdon.
May 23, 2021 · The Shamir has been most often interpreted as a kind of worm or salamander. (Salamanders are protective, healing and impervious to fire.) It is recorded as being the size of a barleycorn (1/3rd of an inch) and it apparently could disintegrate stone, wood, iron and diamond. The material to be carved was merely "shown to the Shamir”, which went ...
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According to Jewish tradition; the Shamir was a little worm by the aid of which Moses fitted and polished the gems of the ephod and the two tables of the law, Solomon the stones of the Temple. On 1Ki 6:7, "there was neither hammer nor axe, nor any tool of iron, heard in the house while it was in building," D. Kimchi writes thus; "By means of a ...
