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Old 08-18-2003, 05:44 AM
Ambiguous Ambiguous is offline
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Star of David

why do Jews use the star of David for their symbol?

is it true that the star of David can also be a symbol of the devil in goat form?
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Old 08-18-2003, 06:06 AM
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The most comprehensive answer I've seen can be found at Judaism 101's entry on the topic.

I've never heard of it being used as a symbol of the devil in goat form. I believe you are thinking of an upside-down pentagram (with one of the points sticking straight down, so the two remaining points form the horns). A pentagram, as its name suggests, has five points, while the Star of David has six.
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Old 08-18-2003, 01:13 PM
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A Rabbi mentions that pentagrams and swastikas were also used at one time to decorate Synagogues:

http://scheinerman.net/judaism/rituals/star.html
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