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The fact is that Star of David has no deep theology explained in any ancient Jewish text. What they try to do is digest recent appropriarions of Hindu ideas and project them back on Jewish texts with some new spin. DIGESTION.
"The earliest uses of the Star of David in Jewish culture had little to do with religion. According to historian Alec Mishory, the star was originally used by Jewish printers to mark their ancestry, decorate their books and to differentiate themselves from their competitors."
"It was during the 19th century, when European Jews became more integrated with Christian communities, that Jews began to use the star as a religious symbol." See Smithsonian Magazine: smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how…
Britannica encyclopedia:
"The Jewish community of Prague was the first to use the Star of David as its official symbol, and from the 17th century on the six-pointed star became the official seal of many Jewish communities ... though it has no biblical or Talmudic authority.
"The Jewish community of Prague was the first to use the Star of David as its official symbol, and from the 17th century on the six-pointed star became the official seal of many Jewish communities ... though it has no biblical or Talmudic authority.
(From: britannica.com/topic/Star-of-…)
