Ashmedai
Ashmedai appears in the Talmud as a good-natured and humorous fellow, but his desires turn upon Bathsheba and later Solomon's wives. He is tricked by King Solomon into collaborating in the construction of Solomon's Temple. Another legend depicts him throwing King Solomon over 400 leagues away from the capital and changing places with him for some years.
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Relationships
- consort of
- Lilith
- enemy of
- King Solomon
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Source passages
“The figure of Ashmedai in the Talmud is less malign in character than the Asmodeus of Tobit. In the former, he appears repeatedly in the light of a good-natured and humorous fellow. But besides that, there is one feature in which he parallels Asmodeus, in as much as his desires turn upon Bathsheba and later Solomon's wives.”
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“Also in the Testament of Solomon, Ashmedai also takes three forms and is bound with triple-link chains by King Solomon. "In the Talmud, Solomon gives Benaiahu 'a chain on which was graven the divine Name and a ring on which was graven the Name...' to bind Ashmedai."”
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