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Asmodeus , demon of Hebrew story. He plays an important role in the Book of Tobit.

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Asmodeus a demon in the apocryphal book of Tobit, who has killed the former husbands of Sara on their wedding-nights.

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Asmodeus or Ashmedai. An evil spirit. He first appears in Tobit and subsequently in the Testament of Solomon. In folklore he often appears as the butt of jokes and is frequently seen as a kindly spirit and the friend of human beings.

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