Star of David
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1st century AC[edit | edit source]
History[edit | edit source]
4th century AC and earlier[edit | edit source]
- In the epoch of the 1100-1500 the following two well-known symbols effectively signified the same thing. It is a crescent moon with a star and a Christian cross adjacent to a crescent moon. Today a crescent moon with a star is considered to be exclusively a symbol of Islam, of the Muslim faith, and a cross, at the base of which there is a crescent is regarded purely as a Christian symbol. However, Christianity of the 1100-1500 was one entity.
5th century AC[edit | edit source]
- It was only at the end of the 5th century AC that a split from Christianity began to appear, which led in the 6th century AC to the division of Christianity into several denominations Orthodox Christianity, Islam, Catholicism, Judaism, Buddhism, etc. A formerly united Christian symbol a crescent moon and a star=cross possibly first symbolised the Star of Bethlehem, which lit up at Christ's birth in year 1152, and also the solar eclipse, associated with the crucifiction of Christ in year 1185. You may recall that during the solar eclipse the sun initially turns into a half crescent. The crescent may also symbolise the Moon, which blocks the Sun. The star (cross) inscribed inside the crescent was depicted in various ways four-pointed, five-pointed, six-pointed and eight-pointed.
6th century AC[edit | edit source]
- After the division of the churches in the 6th century AC the symbol of the star-cross has 'multiplied' and gradually turned into its modern versions, including that of a crescent and a star (today, as a rule, five-pointed) and also into a cross, adjacent to a crescent, etc. (look previous picture). A six-pointed star (= 6-pointed cross), which has 'separated' from the crescent began to be called the 'Star of David', which, by the way, is not surprising, as a significant part of the legends of Biblical David refer to Andronicus-Christ Christ was always associated with the Star of Bethlehem. So the 'Star of David', which today is considered exclusively to be a Judaic symbol, most likely symbolizes The Star of Bethlehem of the 12th century.