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A seraph (/ ˈ s ɛr ə f /; pl.: seraphim / ˈ s ɛr ə f ɪ m /) [a] is a celestial or heavenly being originating in Ancient Judaism. The term plays a role in subsequent Judaism, and Islam. Tradition places seraphim in the highest rank in Christian angelology and in the fifth rank of ten in the Jewish angelic hierarchy.
Orthodox icon of nine orders of angels The ceiling mosaic of the Baptistery in Florence depicts (in the inmost octagon of images) seven of the orders of angelic beings (all but the Seraphim and Cherubim), under which are their Latin designations. In the angelology of different religions, a hierarchy of angels is a ranking system of angels. The ...
This is a list of angels in religion, theology, astrology and magic, including both specific angels (e.g., Gabriel) and types of angels (e.g., seraphim). List [ edit ]
Beneath the mandorla of Christ Emmanuel are representations of Cherubim (in blue) and Seraphim (in red). The concept of Seven Archangels is found in some works of early Jewish literature and in Christianity. [1] In those texts, they are referenced as the angels who serve God directly.
In Matthew 18:10 Jesus warns not to despise children because "their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven." Luke 20:34–36 affirms that, like the angels, "those who are considered worthy of taking part in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage, and they can no longer die."
Teraphim depicted in the Oedipus Aegyptiacus (Athanasius Kircher, 1652). Teraphim (Hebrew: תְּרָפִים, romanized: tərāfīm) is a word from the Hebrew Bible, found only in the plural, and of uncertain etymology. [1]
The first hierarchy includes angels that were Seraphim, Cherubim, and Ophanim/Thrones: [18] Beelzebub was a prince of the Cherubim, founder of Hell’s Order of the Fly. He tempts men with envy and is opposed by St. Francis. Leviathan was also a prince of the Cherubim who tempts people to give into heresy, and is opposed by St. Peter.
Seraphiel (Hebrew: שׂרפיאל, meaning "Seraph of God/El") is the name of an angel in the apocryphal Book of Enoch.. Protector of Metatron, Seraphiel holds the highest rank of the Seraphim with the following directly below him, Jehoel.