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Ashamdon |
Shamdan -
The angel-demon who mated with Naamah, "lovely sister
of Tubal-cain, who led the angels astray with her beauty." The
fruit of the union of Shamdan adn Naamah was Asmodeus (q.v.).
[Rf. The Legends of the Jews I, 150-151.] According to
Bereshith Rabba, 36:3, Shamdan was Noah's partner in planting a
vineyard, which led to Noah's drinking, and being "uncovered within
his tent," an incident related in Genesis 9:20-22. (a)
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