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The 12th century mystic Judah ben Samuel of Regensburg wrote in his will and testament that one should not seal up windows completely because it traps shedim in the house. The shedim are not always seen as malicious creatures; they can be helpful. Some are said to be even able to live according to the Torah, like Asmodeus. [23]
Wax seals were typically placed across the opening of a scroll, [7] so that it was known to be authored by the proper person, when the document was opened in the presence of witnesses. [6] This type of "seal" is frequently used in a figurative sense, in the book of Revelation, [8] and only the Lamb is worthy to break off these seals. [6]
The term "odour of sanctity" appears to have emerged in the Middle Ages, at a time when many saints were raised to that status by acclamation of the faithful. In the absence of carefully written records, either by or about the individual, evidence of a saintly life was attested to only by personal recollections of those around him or her.
The seals of a variety of demons are given in grimoires such as The Great Book of Saint Cyprian, Le Dragon Rouge and The Lesser Key of Solomon. The pentagram , which has been used with various meanings in many cultures (including Christianity , in which it denoted the five wounds of Christ), is usually considered a diabolical sign when inverted ...
The Seal of Solomon was also discovered in Palestine during the Ottoman period, when it was etched in stone above windows and doors and on Muslim tombs. A few examples were found in houses in Saris and on graves in Jaffa. [17] An "Order of Solomon's Seal" was established in 1874 in Ethiopia, where the ruling house claimed descent from Solomon. [18]
Sloane MS 3188, (1582) The Sigillum Dei (seal of God, "Seal of Truth" or signum dei vivi, symbol of the Living God, called by John Dee the Sigillum Dei Aemeth) is a magical diagram, composed of two circles, a pentagram, two heptagons, and one heptagram, and is labeled with the names of God and its angels.
Astaroth illustration from the Dictionnaire Infernal (1818) Seal of Astaroth, as depicted in The Lesser Key of Solomon. Astaroth (also Ashtaroth, Astarot and Asteroth), in demonology, is considered to be the Great Duke of Hell in the first hierarchy with Beelzebub and Lucifer; he is part of the evil trinity.
The Old Testament uses the phrase "fire and brimstone" in the context of divine punishment and purification. In Genesis 19, God destroys Sodom and Gomorrah with a rain of fire and brimstone (Hebrew: גׇּפְרִ֣ית וָאֵ֑שׁ), and in Deuteronomy 29, the Israelites are warned that the same punishment would fall upon them should they abandon their covenant with God.