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In Babylonian mythology, the seven evil deities were known as shedu, or " storm-demons ".
They were represented in winged bull form, derived from the colossal bulls used as protective genii of royal palaces, the name " shed " assumed also the meaning of a propitious genius in Babylonian magic literature.
It was from Chaldea that the name " shedu " came to the Israelites, and so the writers of the Tanach applied the word Shedim to certain Canaanite deities.
They also spoke of " the destroyer " ( Exodus xii.
23 ) as a Lord who will " strike down the Egyptians.
" In II Samuel xxiv ; 16 and II Chronicles xxi.
15 the pestilence-dealing angel, that is spirit, called " the destroying angel " ( compare " the angel of the Lord " in II Kings xix.
35 ; Isaiah xxxvii.
36 ).

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