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Shamir – The magical worm

According to Hebrew Scriptures, the Shamir was a supernatural organism that had the power to cut through or disintegrate stone, iron and diamond. According to legend, the Shamir was a worm whose mere touch could cleave rocks. The Shamir have been created at the twilight of the first Sabbath Eve during the Six Days of [...]

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Demons In Jewish Mythology- Naamah

Who was Nammah? Nammah was the Daughter of Lamech and Zillah and sister of Tubal-Cain as mention is Gensis 4:19, 22: “ וַיִּקַּח-לוֹ לֶמֶךְ, שְׁתֵּי נָשִׁים:  שֵׁם הָאַחַת עָדָה, וְשֵׁם הַשֵּׁנִית צִלָּה.. וְצִלָּה גַם-הִוא, יָלְדָה אֶת-תּוּבַל קַיִן–לֹטֵשׁ, כָּל-חֹרֵשׁ נְחֹשֶׁת וּבַרְזֶל; וַאֲחוֹת תּוּבַל-קַיִן, נַעֲמָה.” ” And Lamech took unto him two wives; the name of one [...]

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Demons in Jewish Mythology- Ashmedai -Part 1

  Ashmedai is a Hebrew word which means “destroyer.” Ashmedai, also known as Asmodeus, is a king of demons.He first appears in an Apocryphal book called the The Book of Tobit. According to Tobit, the evil spirit Asmodeus fell in love with Sarah, the daughter of Raguel, and for that reason prevented her from having [...]

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