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While historical Judaism never "officially" recognized a rigid set of doctrines about demons,<ref>Mack, Carol K., Mack, Dinah (1998), ''A Field Guide to Demons, Fairies, Fallen Angels and Other Subversive Spirits'', p. XXXIII, New York: Henry Holt and Co., ISBN 0-8050-6270-X</ref> many scholars believe that its post-exilic concepts of eschatology, angelology, and demonology were influenced by Zoroastrianism.<ref>[http://net.bible.org/dictionary.php?word=Zoroastrianism '''Zoroastrianism'''] at [http://net.bible.org/home.php net.bible.org]</ref><ref>Jahanian, Daryoush, M.D., [http://www.meta-religion.com/World_Religions/Zoroastrim/zoroastrian-biblical_connections.htm "The Zoroastrian-Biblical Connections,"] at [http://www.meta-religion.com/ meta-religion.com]</ref> Some, however, believe that these concepts were received as part of the Kabbalistic tradition<ref>Franck, Adolphe (1843), translated by Sossnitz, I. (1926), [http://www.sacred-texts.com/jud/rph/rph16.htm ''The Kabbalah'', or, ''The Religious Philosophy of the Hebrews''], Part Two, Chapter IV, "Continuation of The Analysis of The Zohar: The Kabbalists' View of The World," p. 184 at [http://www.sacred-texts.com sacred-texts.com]</ref> passed down from Adam, Noah, and the Hebrew patriarchs.<ref>Mathers, S.L. McGregor (Translation from Latin - 1912), [http://www.sacred-texts.com/jud/tku/tku03.htm ''Kabbala Denudata: The Kabbala Unveiled''], Introduction, at [http://www.sacred-texts.com sacred-texts.com]</ref> | While historical Judaism never "officially" recognized a rigid set of doctrines about demons,<ref>Mack, Carol K., Mack, Dinah (1998), ''A Field Guide to Demons, Fairies, Fallen Angels and Other Subversive Spirits'', p. XXXIII, New York: Henry Holt and Co., ISBN 0-8050-6270-X</ref> many scholars believe that its post-exilic concepts of eschatology, angelology, and demonology were influenced by Zoroastrianism.<ref>[http://net.bible.org/dictionary.php?word=Zoroastrianism '''Zoroastrianism'''] at [http://net.bible.org/home.php net.bible.org]</ref><ref>Jahanian, Daryoush, M.D., [http://www.meta-religion.com/World_Religions/Zoroastrim/zoroastrian-biblical_connections.htm "The Zoroastrian-Biblical Connections,"] at [http://www.meta-religion.com/ meta-religion.com]</ref> Some, however, believe that these concepts were received as part of the Kabbalistic tradition<ref>Franck, Adolphe (1843), translated by Sossnitz, I. (1926), [http://www.sacred-texts.com/jud/rph/rph16.htm ''The Kabbalah'', or, ''The Religious Philosophy of the Hebrews''], Part Two, Chapter IV, "Continuation of The Analysis of The Zohar: The Kabbalists' View of The World," p. 184 at [http://www.sacred-texts.com sacred-texts.com]</ref> passed down from Adam, Noah, and the Hebrew patriarchs.<ref>Mathers, S.L. McGregor (Translation from Latin - 1912), [http://www.sacred-texts.com/jud/tku/tku03.htm ''Kabbala Denudata: The Kabbala Unveiled''], Introduction, at [http://www.sacred-texts.com sacred-texts.com]</ref> | ||
The Talmud declares that there are 7,405,926 demons, divided in 72 companies.<ref> | The Talmud declares that there are 7,405,926 demons, divided in 72 companies.<ref>http://www.religioustolerance.org/heav_hel1.htm </ref><!-- This needs a tractate/page number, and maybe a short quote, not an unreferenced claim on a website. Could also be a serious scholarly work on the topic. --> While most people believe that ''[[Lucifer]]'' and ''Satan'' are different names for the same being, not all scholars subscribe to this view.<ref>Davidson, Gustav (1967), ''A Dictionary of Angels, Including The Fallen Angels'', p. 176, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 66-19757</ref> | ||
There is more than one instance where demons are said to have come to be, as seen by the sins of the Watchers and the Grigori, of [[Lilith]] leaving Adam, of demons such as vampires, impure spirits in Jewish folklore such as the dybbuk, and of wicked humans that have become demons as well.<ref>[http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=245&letter=D&search=demonology Demonology] at [http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/ jewishencyclopedia.com]</ref><ref name = "wars">Josephus, Flavius, [http://www.earlyjewishwritings.com/josephus.html ''Wars of The Jews''], Book VII, Chapter VI, Par. 3, at [http://www.earlyjewishwritings.com Early Jewish Writings]</ref> | There is more than one instance where demons are said to have come to be, as seen by the sins of the Watchers and the Grigori, of [[Lilith]] leaving Adam, of demons such as vampires, impure spirits in Jewish folklore such as the dybbuk, and of wicked humans that have become demons as well.<ref>[http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=245&letter=D&search=demonology Demonology] at [http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/ jewishencyclopedia.com]</ref><ref name = "wars">Josephus, Flavius, [http://www.earlyjewishwritings.com/josephus.html ''Wars of The Jews''], Book VII, Chapter VI, Par. 3, at [http://www.earlyjewishwritings.com Early Jewish Writings]</ref> | ||