Shamir in Jewish Mythology

4 myths

Each story names the sources it was written from.

Parshat Bereshit 6 min

God Built Adam From Seven Parts of Creation

God did not scoop a single handful of clay. Each part of Adam's body came from a different corner of the universe, and each part gave him a different sense.

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Myth 5 min

The Salamander Blood That Kept Hezekiah From the Fire

Ahaz carried the infant toward Molekh's furnace. The child's skin already held seven years of fire in a thin smear of blood.

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Myth 5 min

Why Solomon Had to Trap the King of Demons to Build the Temple

No iron could touch the Temple stones. Solomon needed a worm the size of a barley grain. The demon who knew its nest drank from one well.

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Myth 5 min

Solomon Captures Ashmedai Then Loses Everything to Him

Solomon binds Ashmedai with the Ineffable Name to get the shamir. After the Temple is built, Ashmedai borrows the royal ring and throws Solomon into exile.

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