Talk:Solomon's shamir

Arabic and Islamic sources

This is also known in Arabic and Islamic lore as the Samur. A worm said to be able to split rocks. The location of this object was known by the jinni Sakhr, the very same jinni who stole the ring from the Prophet Sulaiman, which in Jewish tradition is called Ashmedai aka Asmodeus. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.230.184.59 (talk) 17:41, 4 March 2018 (UTC)

One alternative opinion

Yom Tov Asevilli (Ritva) suggests (BT Kidd. 31a) the Talmud was referring to to the Second Temple, not the first, when it says the shamir was lost following the temple's destruction. Most opinions do indeed hold it was lost following the First Temple's destruction, but my point is that this viewpoint was not universal. Rpd9760572 (talk) 04:27, 4 June 2020 (UTC)

See also

• Corundum - Shelog (talk) 08:57, 6 October 2020 (UTC)