In Mandaeism, Adathan (Classical Mandaic: ࡀࡃࡀࡕࡀࡍ) and Yadathan (Classical Mandaic: ࡅࡀࡃࡀࡕࡀࡍ) (Modern Mandaic pronunciation: [ɑdɑˈθɑn u jɑdɑˈθɑn]) are a...

them in the highest rank alongside Seraphim and Thrones. As described in Ezekiel 1, "[E]ach had four faces, and each of them had four wings; the legs of...

sacrificed to Yahweh and one of the two was selected by lot, for Yahweh is seen as speaking through the lots. One goat is selected by lot and sent into the wilderness...

Flame"; Greek: Οὐριήλ Oúriḗl; Coptic: ⲟⲩⲣⲓⲏⲗ Ouriēl; Italian: Uriele; Geʽez and Amharic: ዑራኤል ʿUraʾēl or ዑርኤል ʿUriʾēl) or Oriel (Hebrew: אוֹרִיאֵל ʾÓrīʾēl...

second lowest rank of angel in the Catholic hierarchy of angels, based on and put forward by Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite in the 5th or 6th century...

word is related to the root meaning to be awake. It occurs in both plural and singular forms in the Book of Daniel, where reference is made to the holiness...

of Enoch as one of the 20 Watchers that sinned and rebelled against God by mating with human women and creating offspring called Nephilim. The name Raʿamʾēl...

"doom") and its Greek equivalent Apollyon (Koinē Greek: Ἀπολλύων, Apollúōn meaning "Destroyer") appear in the Bible as both a place of destruction and an angel...

described in the prophet Ezekiel's vision of the heavenly chariot in the first and tenth chapters of the Book of Ezekiel. References to the sacred creatures...

Judaism, Gnosticism, and Islam. Metatron is mentioned three times in the Talmud, in a few brief passages in the Aggadah, the Targum, and in mystical Kabbalistic...

English transliteration of a Hebrew word meaning "dwelling" or "settling" and denotes the presence of God in a place. This concept is found in Judaism...

archangel in Talmudic and post-Talmudic tradition; a figure who is the accuser or adversary (Satan in the Book of Job), seducer, and destroying angel (in...

thoughts and reasonings, and "puts in" their hearts "strength" and a keener perception. Evagrius Ponticus spoke of the concept of angelic companions and angels...

1:16. According to 1 Peter 3:21–22, Christ had gone to Heaven and "angels and authorities and powers" had been made subject to him. Pseudo-Dionysius the...

Harut and Marut (Arabic: هَارُوْت وَمَارُوْت, romanized: Hārūt wa-Mārūt) are a pair of angels mentioned in the Quran Surah 2:102, who teach the arts of...

romanized: ʿAzrāʾīl or ʿIzrāʾīl) is the canonical angel of death in Islam and appears in the apocryphal text Apocalypse of Peter. Relative to similar concepts...

concept of Seven Archangels is found in some works of early Jewish literature and in Christianity. In those texts, they are referenced as the angels who serve...

(the transcendent) and humanity (the profane) in various traditions like the Abrahamic religions. Other roles include protectors and guides for humans...

A guardian angel is a type of angel that is assigned to protect and guide a particular person, group or nation. Belief in tutelary beings can be traced...

punishment and destruction belong to a group of angels called satans with Satan as their leader. First, they tempt, then accuse, and finally punish and torment...

watchman") and Zuriel (צוּרִיאֵל‎ Ṣūrīʾēl, "God is my rock"), is an archangel in Christian and Jewish angelology. Jophiel is associated with beauty, art, and wisdom...

largest of which are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The religions of this set share doctrinal, historical, and geographic overlap that contrasts them with...

'wheels'; singular: אוֹפָן ʼōp̄ān), alternatively spelled auphanim or ofanim, and also called galgalim (Hebrew: גַּלְגַּלִּים galgallīm, 'spheres, wheels,...

traditionally understood as being of great size and strength, or alternatively beings of great power and authority. The origins of the Nephilim are disputed...

Rabbi). (See Xroshtag and Padvaxtag in Manichaeism.) Adathan and Yadathan are a pair of uthras who stand at the Gate of Life, praising and worshipping God....

Kassiel, Qassiel, and other phonetic variations—is an angel appearing in extracanonical Jewish, Christian, and Islamic mystical and magical works, often...

system of angels. The higher ranking angels have greater power and authority than lower ones, and different ranks have differences in appearance, such as varying...

Nasoraeanism or Sabianism, is a Gnostic, monotheistic and ethnic religion with Greek, Iranian, and Jewish influences.: 1  Its adherents, the Mandaeans,...

lore and angelology, and he is often included in lists as being one of the seven archangels. Haniel is generally associated with the planet Venus, and is...

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...