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Asmodeus comes from the Book of Tobit, a Second Temple-period Jewish writing accepted as scripture by non-Protestant Christians. In this book, Asmodeus is a demon who kills several successive husbands of Sarah, daughter of Raguel, on their wedding night. This demon Asmodeus is also featured in Talmudic and Kabbalistic writings. | Asmodeus comes from the Book of Tobit, a Second Temple-period Jewish writing accepted as scripture by non-Protestant Christians. In this book, Asmodeus is a demon who kills several successive husbands of Sarah, daughter of Raguel, on their wedding night. This demon Asmodeus is also featured in Talmudic and Kabbalistic writings. Asmodeus's name is believed to come from the Zoroastrian [[Aeshma]]-daeva. | ||
In the Ars Goetia, a section of ''The Lesser Key of Solomon'', Asmoday or Asmodai is the 32nd of the 72 demons allegedly summoned by King Solomon. | In the Ars Goetia, a section of ''The Lesser Key of Solomon'', Asmoday or Asmodai is the 32nd of the 72 demons allegedly summoned by King Solomon. | ||