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In Judaism, angels (Hebrew: מַלְאָךְ, romanized: mal’āḵ, lit. 'messenger', plural: מַלְאָכִים mal’āḵīm) are supernatural beings [1] that appear throughout The Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), rabbinic literature, apocrypha and pseudepigrapha, Jewish philosophy and mysticism, and traditional Jewish liturgy as agents of the God ...
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. The Catholic Church venerates seven archangels: in Latin Christianity, three are invoked by name (Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael) while the Eastern Catholic Churches ...
The Jewish angelic hierarchy is established in the Hebrew Bible, Talmud, Rabbinic literature, and traditional Jewish liturgy. They are categorized in different hierarchies proposed by various theologians. For example, Maimonides, in his Mishneh Torah or Yad ha-Chazakah: Yesodei ha-Torah, counts ten ranks of angels. Rank. Angelic Class. Notes. 1.
Agiel. Zazel. Christianity, Judaism, Islam. Archangel, Seraph. The Intelligence Angels of all kinds, Guardian Angel of Saturn. Ananiel. Christianity. Watcher. Storm of God, Angel of water, guard of the gates of the South Wind [ 1 ]
The Archangel Michael is especially considered to be the Guardian of the Orthodox Faith and a fighter against heresies. Gabriel in Hebrew means "God is my strength" or "Might of God". He is the herald of the mysteries of God, especially the Incarnation of God and all other mysteries related to it.
Raziel, (Hebrew: רָזִיאֵל Rāzīʾēl, " God is my Mystery") also known as Gallitsur (Hebrew: גַּלִּיצוּר Gallīṣūr) [1] is an angel within the teachings of Jewish mysticism (of the Kabbalah of Judaism) who is the "Angel of Secrets" and the "Angel of Mysteries”. He is also called "Keeper of All Magic." He is one of the ...
Lailah (angel) Lailah (Heb. לַיְלָה, Laylāh, meaning "Night") is an angel in some interpretations in the Talmud and in some later Jewish mythology, associated with the night, as well as conception and pregnancy.
Cassiel (Hebrew: קַצְפִּיאֵל Qaṣpīʾēl, [1] "God is my wrath"; [2][3] also known as קַפְצִיאֵל Qap̄ṣīʾēl, [4] "God is my leap"; [5] Arabic: كسفيائيل, Kasfīyāʾīl) [6][7][8][9][10][11] is an angel appearing in extracanonical Jewish, Christian, and Islamic mystical and magical works, often as one of the ...