Question
What does the Bible tell us about golems?
Answer
Psalm 139:16 says “Your eyes have seen my unformed substance”; the Hebrew word for “my unformed substance” is “golmi”, which can be translated “my golem”. The sole occurrence of the word “golem” in the Bible is in this verse; but the verse says nothing about robots animated by Kabbalistic power, i.e. it isn’t using the word “golem” in a technical sense.