7 Days/Planets/Parts Star of David Ikons

The Star of David is sometimes known as the Creator's Star, in which each of the six points represents a day of the week and the center corresponds to the Sabbath.

- Star of David, Byzant.com

Once again, the Star of David = 7

 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday = The Star of David

Many commentators have suggested that the message of the Star of David is linked to the number seven by way of its six points surrounding the center. The number seven, of course, is key to our understanding the world as a holy creation of God. The earth is the result of a divine plan, not an accidental Big Bang. The world represents the vision of a Creator who after completing it took the time to rest, to evaluate, and to proclaim it “very good” – fulfilling His expectations. In short, the world is holy, a place in which man and everything else created in the six days has the potential to revolve and evolve around its center, its core and its Creator.

The Sabbath, the seventh day every week, is a reminder of this concept. Every seventh year, too, is a sabbatical year in which the land is not to be worked, and after seven cycles of seven years the Jubilee year brings freedom to indentured slaves and the return of property to its original owners.




This emphasis on the number seven as a sign of the holy finds another illustration by way of the menorah in the ancient Temple. The menorah was comprised of seven oil lamps resting on three stems branching from each side of a central pole. Three on each of its sides turned towards the center, six in all directed towards the midpoint, the seventh.

It has been strongly suggested that the Star of David came to be used as a standard symbol in synagogues around the world precisely because its organization into 3+3+1 - triangle up, triangle down, and center - corresponds exactly to the menorah.
   
In the very heart of Rome, albeit in a house of worship dedicated to another faith, the Star of David persevered.

- The Star of David and the Mosque, by Rabbi Benjamin Blech, Aish.com

The Number 7, the Star of David, and Judaism

The Star of David, Jewish Star, or Magen David means Shield of David. It is one of the most popular Jewish symbols that has been in use at least since Babylonian times.

- Meaning and Origins of the Star of David, The Free Library.com (http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Meaning and Origins of the Star of David-a01074031437)

The number seven has multiple significance in Judaism for example. Another idea is that a six pointed star receives form and substance from its solid center. This inner core represents the spiritual dimension, surrounded by the six universal directions...The six days of Creation and the seventh day of rest.

- Meaning and Origins of the Star of David, The Free Library.com (http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Meaning and Origins of the Star of David-a01074031437)


In Kabbalah, the Star of David symbolizes the six spaces of space plus the center; Up, Down, East, West, South, North and Center....These are also reflected in the seven spiritual building blocks (Sefirot) with which God created the world: Chesed (Kindness), Gevurah (Severity), Tiferet (Harmony), Netzach (Perseverance), Hod (Splendor), Yesod (Foundation) and Malchut (Royalty)....The number seven has multiple significance in Judaism for example. Another idea is that a six pointed star receives form and substance from its solid center. This inner core represents the spiritual dimension, surrounded by the six universal directions.

- Meaning and Origins of the Star of David, The Free Library.com (http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Meaning and Origins of the Star of David-a01074031437)