Re: The Shield of David
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Wed, 21 Jan 1998 13:43:33 -0500 (EST)
Michael Benstock <toledo@loom.com.au> responded:
<<The origins of the magen david has puzzled historians. There have been
many speculations as to how the design came into being and whether this was
the emblem under which King David fought. The most plausible explanation is
that the two interlocking triangles are two Greek letter deltas or D's
making up David's name...>>
This seems to be a most IMplausible explanation. How could Dovid HaMelech
have taken GREEK letters as his symbol. And, if you will say it was,
created after the time of Dovid, it is a stretch to think that Jews
accepted a Greek symbol as their identifying sign.