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    for them. 37. They slaughtered their sons and daughters to the demons [(shedim)]. 38. They shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters whom...
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    Bible mentions two classes of demonic spirits, the se'irim and the shedim. The word shedim (sing shed or sheyd) appears in two places in the Hebrew Bible...
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  • Spirits called shedim are mentioned twice in the Hebrew Bible. In both of these instances (Psalm 106:37 and Deuteronomy 32:17) the shedim are associated...
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  • Apocalypse of Baruch, lilin come from the desert and they are similar to shedim. Lilith, Jewish female demon Lilu (mythology), Akkadian and Sumerian demons...
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    as having given Solomon the power to command the supernatural, including shedim and jinn, and also the ability to speak with animals. Due to the proverbial...
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    story features variously in Talmudic stories where he is the king of the shedim. The Quran refers to a "puppet" in the Story of Solomon in Surah Ṣād verses...
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  • mythology) Shax/Chax (Christian demonology) Shaitan (Jewish, Islamic demonology) Shedim (Jewish folklore) Shdum (Mandaean mythology) Sitri (Christian demonology)...
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  • lowest of all created beings. Se'īrīm are frequently compared with the shedim of Hebrew tradition, along with satyrs of Greek mythology, fauns of Roman...
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  • demons and similar spirits, such as disease spirits, mazzikin, lilin, and shedim. The Talmud, a central text of Rabbinic Judaism, contains various descriptions...
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    Mythology portal Asia portal Abyzou Akhkhazu Alû Lamassu Lamia Lilin Lilith Shedim Utukku Hartmut Kühne Dūr-Katlimmu 2008 and beyond 2010 section 'The place...
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    that is less than divine (see supernatural), translates the Hebrew word shedim (שֵׁדִים; singular: שֵׁד) as well as the word se'irim (שעירים) in some verses...
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    emerged in the kabbalistic schools. One such aspect was the appearance of the shedim; these became ubiquitous to the ordinary Jews with the increased access...
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    jinn. The Shedim of the Tanakh are said to resemble jinn.(p120) Like jinn, among a class of beings of Jewish mythology/belief (jnun, shedim, etc.), there...
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  • discussion of Ashmidai (Asmodai or Asmodeus), referred to as the king of the shedim "demons". However, later generations did not make efforts to avoid harm...
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    List of Yakshas Manibhadra Nalakuvara Ogre Pañcika Pygmy (Greek mythology) Shedim Sthunakarna Suketu Vaiśravaṇa Vajrapani Yaksha kingdom Yakshini Yaksha Prashna...
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    polytheistic. The Tanakh refers to deities from other neighboring cultures as shedim (Hebrew: שֵׁדִים), possibly a loan-word from Akkadian in which the word...
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    a symbol of faith and a spiritual safeguard. Dybbuk box Golem Kabbalah Shedim Trachtenberg, Joshua (2004) [Originally published 1939]. "Glossary of Hebrew...
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  • ostraca and incantation bowls used in Jewish magical practices against shedim and other unclean spirits. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, Jewish...
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    Michael Gabriel Dobiel Ouza Jewish folklore Dybbuk Golem Behemoth Leviathan Shedim Tannin Rahab Bagdana Estries Belial Samael Re'em Baal Berith Lilin Bar Juchne...
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    Babylonian Talmud, they are mentioned in Jewish Babylonian Aramaic bowls next to shedim (demi-gods), ruḥot (spirits), mazzikin ("harmers"), and "satans". The exact...
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  • by soldiers who shoot all the participants. Unnoticed in the melee, a Shedim (demon) takes possession of the woman. Years later, Professor Jonathan Grant...
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  • football Israel Official website (in Hebrew) "Ultras Hapoel" – official website Shedim – Hapoel Tel Aviv Forum (in Hebrew) Fans Wikipedia (in Hebrew)...
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    Michael Gabriel Dobiel Ouza Jewish folklore Dybbuk Golem Behemoth Leviathan Shedim Tannin Rahab Bagdana Estries Belial Samael Re'em Baal Berith Lilin Bar Juchne...
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    Michael Gabriel Dobiel Ouza Jewish folklore Dybbuk Golem Behemoth Leviathan Shedim Tannin Rahab Bagdana Estries Belial Samael Re'em Baal Berith Lilin Bar Juchne...
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    Houri Jinn Kami Leprechaun Mimi Nereid Nûñnë'hï Nymph Peri Paristan Rå Shedim Tooth fairy Xian Vila Will-o'-the-wisp Yakshini Donas de fuera – Sicilian...
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    himself is the one who troubled Israel by allowing the worship of false gods (shedim). At Elijah's instruction, Ahab summons the people of Israel, 450 prophets...
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  • antagonist. For similar or related figures, see: Al Empusa Lamashtu Lamia Shedim Lilin Lilith Mary Margaret Fulgum, "Coins Used as Amulets in Late Antiquity"...
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  • inscriptions from Palmyra as well as broader late antique demonologies. Shedim, supernatural creatures mentioned twice in the Tanakh, at Psalm 106:37 and...
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    angels, as servants of God and share a similar idea of demons (Jinn and Shedim); Jewish demonology mentions ha-Satan and Muslim demonology mentions Al-Shai'tan...
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  • Redfield, Asmodeus manipulates Jack into opening a portal to release the Shedim, creatures that even Lucifer fears. After Asmodeus is exposed, he is forced...
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