Star Of David

The Star of David
The Jewish symbol, the star of david, is currently one of the most known Jewish symbols. It was not well known until the 17th century. After that the star was a worldwide known symbol. This symbol has many different meanings to different people. Not much information is known about the star of david. Things like what the star of david is, why it is important, and what the star represents are the topics that have more information known about them. The star of david means “shield of david” ("JewishEncyclopedia.com"). Another name for it is “Magen David” ("JewishEncyclopedia.com"). It is composed of two overlaid triangles that form a six pointed star("JewishEncyclopedia.com"). From the 17th century on it became the official seal of many Jewish places ("JewishEncyclopedia.com"). It is a fairly new symbol to the Jewish. Today it is on the flag of Israel ("JewishEncyclopedia.com"). There is no exact reason as to why they chose that symbol ("JewishEncyclopedia.com"). It is thought to bring good luck. That is what the star means to some people.
The star is important, because after World War 2 the Jews turned the star into a
Some people think that the twelve sides of the triangles represents the twelve different tribes ("Star of David"). Kabbalists believed the six points represented the six directions ("Star of David"). The star also symbolizes God’s rule over the earth ("Star of David"). The symbol was supposively on David’s shield ("Star of David"). “It was a place nobody wanted to stay and look at, but almost everyone did. Shaped like a long, broken arm, the road contained several houses with lacerated windows and bruised walls. The Star of David was painted on their doors. Those houses were almost like lepers. At the very least, they were infected sores on the German terrain.” - Markus Zusak, The Book Thief. Those are some of the opinions on what the star of david is to some