linseedling:The Shamir is a legendary creature/substance that was used to cut through and disintegra
linseedling:The Shamir is a legendary creature/substance that was used to cut through and disintegrate stone, iron, and diamond. King Solomon commissioned a search for the Shamir and returned with a “a grain of Shamir the size of a barleycorn”. Rabbinical Scholars disagree over whether the Shamir was a magical green stone used to cut through materials, or a worm that would eat through materials. Artisans allegedly used the Shamir to construct the temple of Solomon. (Bottom etchings show a 17th century depiction of the Shamir by Eberhard Werner Happel) -- source link
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