How Did the Jewish ‘Star of David’ become a Symbol for Jewishness?
By Mottel Baleston

We asked Mottel Baleston, a beloved teacher at Ariel’s School of Messianic Jewish Studies, to answer the question about the origin of the Magen David, the Star of David. There is much speculation about the origin of this symbol of Jewishness, and quite often, this speculation supports anti-Semitic rhetoric and stereotypes that have led to terrible suffering among the Jewish people for millennia. So we desperately needed a balanced and solid answer to this question, and who better to give it than Mr. Baleston? Here is what he wrote:

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This article first appeared in Ariel Magazine, Spring 2024 / Volume 1 / #50, pp 06 -07. It has been republished here with permission by the copyright owner: Ariel Ministries USA, 11926 Radium St, San Antonio, TX 78216, USA. © 2022 by Ariel Ministries USA. All rights reserved.