{"id":106820,"date":"2021-07-27T15:14:31","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T12:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/?p=106820"},"modified":"2021-07-28T10:01:19","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T07:01:19","slug":"shamir-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/shamir-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"The Worm That Built Solomon\u2019s Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Book of Kings contains a precise description of the building of the First Temple: its dimensions, the cedar and cypress beams that covered the walls, the gilded ornaments and carvings, and the two cherubim that stood wing to wing above the Ark of the Covenant. It also includes this puzzling verse: &#8220;And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone finished at the quarry, and there was neither hammer nor axe (nor) any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.&#8221; (1 Kings 6:7)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">How could it be that no hammers, chisels or iron tools were used to carve the stones of the Temple, while the Bible also states that the stones were hewn? The Jewish sages offer a simple answer: \u00a0the stones were prepared in another location and transported from there to the construction site at the Temple Mount. The Book of Kings even brings support for this explanation: &#8220;And the king commanded, and they quarried great stones, heavy stones, to lay the foundation of the house (with) hewn stone.&#8221; (1 Kings 5:31).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But our interest here is the alternative explanation, appearing in Rabbinic literature, according to which the stones were hewn with the help of something called <em>Shamir<\/em>. The obscure <em>Shamir<\/em> appears in the Bible itself, though not in the Book of Kings. In Ezekiel (3:9) it is written that <em>Shamir<\/em> is \u201cstronger than flint.\u201d The Hebrew text of Jeremiah 17:1 also makes mention of <em>Shamir<\/em>, though English versions have translated the word as &#8220;flint&#8221; or &#8220;diamond&#8221;: \u201cThe sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, with a <strong>diamond<\/strong> [<em>Shamir<\/em>] point, engraved on the tablet of their heart and on the horns of your altars.\u201d These passages clearly suggest that <em>Shamir<\/em> is a hard material of some kind.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Talmud provides additional information about the mysterious <em>Shamir<\/em>. For example, in Tractate Avot, <em>Shamir<\/em> is mentioned as one of the ten things created on the \u201cSabbath eve,\u201d before the completion of the act of Creation. The substances created in that moment were somewhat enigmatic in nature, including the <em>Shamir<\/em> which had the power to hew stones. Tractate Sotah (48b) explains that the <em>Shamir<\/em> was used to engrave the stones inserted into the Priestly breastplate (<em>Hoshen<\/em>), which were cut \u201clike a fig which splits open in summer.\u201d It also says there that because nothing could withstand the <em>Shamir<\/em>\u2019s strength, it is stored in tufts of wool in a lead box filled with barley bran.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_89622\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89622\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/FL65558988_500.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-89622 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/FL65558988_500.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"500\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/FL65558988_500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/FL65558988_500-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-89622\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Model of the Temple from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nli.org.il\/en\/images\/NNL_ARCHIVE_AL003927848\/NLI\">book<\/a> of photographs of Temple models donated to the National Library of Israel in the 1930s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Talmud, Tractate Gittin (68a) contains the most detailed legend surrounding the <em>Shamir<\/em>. According to the story, King Solomon asked his advisors how the stones for the Temple could be prepared without the use of an axe or chisel, as it was inappropriate to use tools of bloodshed and war to construct such a building. They told him of the miraculous <em>Shamir<\/em> but did not know where to find it. The king then summoned forth spirits and demons, but these were also unable to say where it might be found. They did, however, suggest that Solomon consult their lord, Asmodeus, king of demons, who might know the answer. King Solomon sent his general, Benayahu son of Yehoyada, who subdued Asmodeus and brought him to the king\u2019s palace. Asmodeus (or Ashmedai) revealed to Solomon that the <em>Shamir<\/em> was in the possession of the Lord of the Sea, guarded by a certain bird, a woodcock according to most English versions of the story. Solomon quickly sent off another of his servants who prevailed over the woodcock and managed to steal the <em>Shamir<\/em> away. From here the story continues, with further twists and turns. You can read a version of the legend in Louis Ginzberg&#8217;s classic, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nli.org.il\/en\/books\/NNL_ALEPH002530858\/NLI\">&#8220;The Legends of the Jews&#8221;<\/a>, as well as a Hebrew version which is available online <a href=\"https:\/\/rosetta.nli.org.il\/delivery\/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE145292009&amp;_gl=1*15i22of*_ga*MTEyNTYwMzY4MS4xNjAwMzM5MTkx*_ga_8P5PPG5E6Z*MTYyNzM3NDM5Ni41MTIuMS4xNjI3Mzc1Njk4LjUz&amp;_ga=2.178611687.276032446.1627203557-1125603681.1600339191\">here<\/a> (in <em>Kol Agadot Yisrael<\/em>, ed. Israel Benjamin Levner, Tushiya Publishing).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_89625\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89625\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Shlomo-and-Ashmedai-levner_500.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-89625 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Shlomo-and-Ashmedai-levner_500.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"500\" height=\"705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Shlomo-and-Ashmedai-levner_500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Shlomo-and-Ashmedai-levner_500-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Shlomo-and-Ashmedai-levner_500-426x600.jpg 426w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-89625\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>&#8220;\u2026and He named it &#8216;Shamir&#8217;, and placed it to rest in safekeeping, in a place unknown to humans<\/em>&#8220;, a page from the legend of King Solomon and Asmodeus, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/rosetta.nli.org.il\/delivery\/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE145292009&amp;_gl=1*15i22of*_ga*MTEyNTYwMzY4MS4xNjAwMzM5MTkx*_ga_8P5PPG5E6Z*MTYyNzM3NDM5Ni41MTIuMS4xNjI3Mzc1Njk4LjUz&amp;_ga=2.178611687.276032446.1627203557-1125603681.1600339191\">Kol Agadot Yisrael<\/a><\/em>, I. B. Levner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Rashi\u2019s commentary to the legend, he deduced that the woodcock was in fact a hoopoe (<em>duchifat<\/em> in Hebrew, \u05d3\u05d5\u05db\u05d9\u05e4\u05ea), which became a popular fixture in the legends of King Solomon. But more to the point, he suggested that the <em>Shamir<\/em> was not a stone or other inanimate object at all, as can be assumed from some of the versions of the legend, but was in fact a living creature\u2014a worm. The source of Rashi\u2019s explanation is unclear, but the phrase \u201cShamir worm\u201d was born and even made its way into the writings of Mendele Mocher Sforim (Sholem Yankev Abramovic, 1836\u20131917), who mentions the <em>Shamir<\/em> as one of the wondrous creatures that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nli.org.il\/en\/books\/NNL_ALEPH001732304\/NLI\">Benjamin the Third<\/a> sets out to find in his travels.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_89628\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89628\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Shlomo-and-Ashmedai_Drawing_500.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-89628 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Shlomo-and-Ashmedai_Drawing_500.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"500\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Shlomo-and-Ashmedai_Drawing_500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Shlomo-and-Ashmedai_Drawing_500-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-89628\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Illustration for the legend of King Solomon and Asmodeus. Illustrator: J. Apter. From the book <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nli.org.il\/en\/books\/NNL_ALEPH001298125\/NLI\">Shlomo Hamelekh \u2013 Agadah Ketuva Beyad<\/a>, <\/em>[Hebrew] H.N. Bialik, Frankfurt, 1923<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The religious commentators do not agree on whether the <em>Shamir<\/em> was a living creature or a kind of stone with miraculous powers. On the other hand, based on the Talmud (Tractate Sotah 48b), they determined that after the Temple was destroyed, the <em>Shamir<\/em> was obliterated from the world. However, about two years ago, a team of researchers in the Philippines discovered a worm capable of eating through limestone. While limestone is a relatively soft form of rock, nevertheless, the existence of a stone-carving worm might not be such an unrealistic notion after all&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did a mysterious little creature, the enigmatic &#8220;Shamir&#8221;, really help build the First Temple?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":165,"featured_media":89639,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[218],"tags":[1536,1851,224],"tags2":[],"class_list":["post-106820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-judaism","tag-jewish-culture","tag-jewish-legends","tag-judaism"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Worm That Built Solomon\u2019s Temple<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Did a mysterious little 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