Meaning of Ashmedai | Babel Free

Definitions

Synonym of Asmodeus.

Judaism

Examples

“Whilst Ashmedai was reigning in Jerusalem, Solomon went about from place to place saying that he was Solomon the king of the Jews; but the people laughed at him and said that he was mad.”

“The moment he released Ashmedai from his fetters, the demon snatched the ring and hurled it into the sea. Solomon’s power and wisdom were lost, and Ashmedai took the king’s throne in his place.”

“In the famous tale of Solomon and Ashmedai (Gittin 68a-b), the latter resists until the moment Benaiah produces Solomon’s ring, engraved with the Ineffable Name”

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