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How were Ancient Megalithic Stones Cut and Moved? Solomon Commanded Devils to Build the Temple of Jerusalem

For God Subjected the Devils of Jinn to Solomon, Every Builder to Cut Stones and Marble and do the Heavy Construction for the Temple of God, and Others Seized Great Stones and Tossed them up to the Higher Parts of the Temple in Jerusalem

But there was a Great Stone in which All the Workmen and Devils were Not Strong Enough to Lay it, but the Devil of the Red Sea and Ephippas Raised it, and the Pillar was Hanging of Enormous Size in Midair, for the Spirits Appeared Like Air

38:37, Qur'an
[God subjected] the devils [of jinn to Solomon] - every builder and diver -

[Testament of Solomon 5], Torah
[For] Michael, His archangel, [brought Solomon] a little ring, having a seal consisting of an engraved stone, and said to [him], "Take [this], O Solomon, king, son of David, the gift which the Lord God has sent you, the highest of hosts. With it, you will lock up all devils of the earth, male and female; and with their help, you will build up Jerusalem."

[Testament of Solomon 11], Torah
And [thus,] I, sealed the devil [Ornias] and set him to work at stone-cutting, so that he might cut the stones in the Temple, which, lying along the shore, had been brought by the Sea of Arabia.

[Testament of Solomon 33], Torah
[And] I set a seal on the devil [Tephras], and commanded him to seize great stones, and toss them up to the workmen on the higher parts of the Temple. And being compelled, the devil began to do what he was bidden to do.

Testament of Solomon 118, Torah
And there was a stone, the end stone of the corner lying there, great, chosen out, one which I, [Solomon,] desired to lay in the head of the corner at the completion of the Temple. And all the workmen, and all the devils helping them came to the same place to bring up the stone and lay it on the pinnacle of the holy Temple, and were not strong enough to stir it and lay it upon the corner allotted to it. For that stone was exceedingly great and useful for the corner of the Temple.

Testament of Solomon 122, Torah
…And [so] I said to [the devil called Ephippas], "Can you raise this stone, and lay it for the beginning of this corner which exists in the fair plan of the Temple?" And he said, "Not only raise this, O king; but also, with the help of the devil who presides over the Red Sea, I will bring up the pillar of air, and will stand it where you will in Jerusalem."

Testament of Solomon 124, Torah
And [so] Ephippas led the devil of the Red Sea with the column. And they both took the column and raised it aloft from the earth. And I outwitted these two spirits, so that they could not shake the entire earth in a moment of time. And then I sealed around with my ring on this side and that, and said, "Watch." And the spirits have remained upholding it until this day, for proof of the wisdom vouchsafed to me. And there, the pillar was hanging of enormous size, in midair, supported by the winds. And thus, the spirits appeared underneath, like air, supporting it. And if one looks fixedly, the pillar is a little oblique, being supported by the spirits; and it is so today.

[Testament of Solomon 50], Torah
And I ordered [other] devils to cut marble afresh for the construction of the House of God.

[Testament of Solomon 63], Torah
And I, Solomon, [also] condemned [a dragon-shaped devil] to saw up marbles for the building of the Temple of God; and I praised God and commanded another devil to come before me.

[Testament of Solomon 30], Torah
And I, [Solomon,] ordered [the devil Beelzeboul] to saw up Theban marbles.

[Testament of Solomon 63], Torah
And I, Solomon, condemned [another devil] to saw up marbles for the building of the Temple of God; and I praised God, and commanded another devil to come before me.

[Testament of Solomon 20], Torah
[And] I commanded [another devil] to spin the hemp for the ropes used in the building of the House of God; and accordingly, when I had sealed and bound her, she was so overcome and brought to nothing as to stand night and day spinning the hemp.

[Testament of Solomon 42], Torah
[And] I, Solomon, having heard [the seven female spirits] and wondered, sealed them with my ring; and since they were so considerable, I bade them to dig the foundations of the Temple of God.

[Testament of Solomon 53], Torah
And [then,] I, Solomon, condemned [the devil Lionbearer's] legion to carry wood from the thicket. And I condemned the lion-shaped one himself to saw up the wood small with his teeth, for burning in the unquenchable furnace for the Temple of God.

[Testament of Solomon 62], Torah
And [then] I saw the spirit going forth from [a winged dragon shaped devil's] mouth, and it consumed the wood of the frankincense-tree, and burned up all the logs which we had placed in the Temple of God. And I, Solomon, saw what the spirit had done, and I marveled.

[Testament of Solomon 107], Torah
And I, Solomon, commanded [other devils] to fetch water in the Temple of God. And I furthermore prayed to the Lord God to cause the devils outside that hamper humanity, to be bound and made to approach the Temple of God. I condemned some of these devils to do the heavy work of the construction of the Temple of God. I shut up others in prisons. I ordered others to wrestle with fire in (the making of) gold and silver, sitting down by lead and spoon. And to make places ready for the other devils in which they should be confined.

[Testament of Solomon 108], Torah
And I, Solomon, had much quiet in all the earth, and spent my life in profound peace, honored by all men and by all under heaven. And I built the entire Temple of the Lord God. And my kingdom was prosperous, and my army was with me. And for the rest, the city of Jerusalem had repose, rejoicing and delighted. And all the kings of the earth came to me from the ends of the earth to behold the Temple which I built to the Lord God.


Other Civilizations used Devils, but Not with Authority from God, Rather, through Magic and Rituals

Nan Madol - Twin Sorcerers Performed Rituals and Levitated Huge Stones with the Aid of a Flying Dragon

According to Pohnpeian legend, Nan Madol was constructed by twin sorcerers Olisihpa and Olosohpa from the mythical Western Katau, or Kanamwayso. The brothers arrived in a large canoe seeking a place to build an altar so that they could worship Nahnisohn Sahpw, the god of agriculture. After several false starts, the two brothers successfully built an altar off Temwen Island, where they performed their rituals. In legend, these brothers levitated the huge stones with the aid of a flying dragon. - Wikipedia

Easter Island Moai Statues - Natives used the god Makemake to Command the Statues to Walk

Oral histories recount how various natives used divine power to command the statues to walk. The earliest accounts say a king named Tuu Ku Ihu moved them with the help of the god Makemake. - Wikipedia


Devils can Shapeshift into Many Forms - People, "Ghosts," "Shadow People," and "gods"

The Arabian "Genie and the Lamp" Originates from the Testament of Solomon