Christian traditions, the Angel of the Presence / Face (lit. "faces", Hebrew: Mal'akh HaPanim, מלאך הפנים) or Angel of his presence / face (Hebrew: Mal'akh...
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Metatron (redirect from Angel metatron)
is an angel in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Metatron is mentioned three times in the Talmud, in a few brief passages in the Aggadah, the Targum...
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In the angelology of different religions, a hierarchy of angels is a ranking system of angels. The higher ranking angels have greater power and authority...
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Angels of Presence. In 1st Enoch, he is also listed as an angel of exorcism (he is heard "expelling Satans"). Phanuel has also been linked with the Angel...
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related term is "angel of God" (mal'akh Elohim), mentioned 12 times (2 of which are plural). Another related expression, Angel of the Presence, occurs only...
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the way of Balaam in Numbers 22:31. Isaiah speaks of מַלְאַךְ פָּנָיו "the Angel of the Presence" ("In all their affliction He was afflicted, and the...
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An angel is a spiritual (without a physical body) or heavenly supernatural being. In Western belief-systems the term is often used to distinguish benevolent...
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Uriel (redirect from Uriel (angel))
a seraph, cherub, regent of the sun, flame of God, angel of the divine presence, presider over Tartarus (hell), archangel of salvation, and, in later...
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Sandalphon (category Angels of the Presence)
some of the earliest sources on Sandalphon refer to him as the prophet Elijah transfigured and risen to angelic status. Other sources (mainly from the midrashic...
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Archangel (redirect from Arch-angel)
(/ˌɑːrkˈeɪndʒəls/) are the second-lowest rank of angel in the Christian hierarchy of angels, put forward by Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite in the 5th or 6th century...
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Fallen angel Guardian angel Gustav Davidson – author of A Dictionary of Angels Heavenly host Hierarchy of angels Ishim List of angels in fiction List of theological...
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a class of angels. This is based on an interpretation of Colossians 1:16. According to 1 Peter 3:21–22, Christ had gone to Heaven and "angels and authorities...
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This is a list of films where angels appear: The Christmas Angel (1904) Gabriel Over the White House (1933) Liliom (1934) The Passing of the Third Floor...
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also translated from the Greek term kyriotētes, pl. of kyriotēs, as "Lordships") are a class of angels. They are mentioned in the Bible, as stated in Colossians...
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luminous origin by God. The Quran is the principal source for the Islamic concept of angels, but more extensive features of angels appear in hadith literature...
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Cherub (category Classes of angels)
"the Close" refers to the highest angels near God, in contrast to the messenger angels. They include the Bearers of the Throne, the angels around the throne...
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angel mainly of the Judaic traditions. He is considered the Angel of Justice. His name means "God shall pasture". This meaning is also related to the...
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describe angels cast out of heaven or angels who sinned. Such angels often tempt humans to sin. The idea of fallen angels is derived from the Book of Enoch...
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In Christianity, angels are the messengers of God. Hebrews 1:14 affirms that "all [of them are] ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who...
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Presence – an entity variously considered angelic or else identified with God himself. Shekhinah – the dwelling or settling of the divine presence of...
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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...
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type of biblical angel. The word occurs in both plural and singular forms in the Book of Daniel (2nd century BC), where reference is made to the holiness...
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(Aramaic) is the angel of silence and of the stillness of death. Dumah is also the tutelary angel of Egypt, prince of Hell, and angel of vindication. The Zohar...
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Raziel (redirect from Raziel (angel))
Gallīṣūr) 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...
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Azrael (redirect from Azrael (angel))
ʿIzrāʾīl) is the canonical angel of death in Islam, and appears in the apocryphal text Apocalypse of Peter. Relative to similar concepts of such beings...
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Sariel (redirect from Sariel (angel))
the course of the moon. The fallen watcher Sariel, according to the Book of Enoch, was one of the leaders of angels who lusted after the daughters of...
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the text was known to John Milton and may be the source for Milton's use of the name for a minor angel in Paradise Lost. However, the presence of the...
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Ramiel (redirect from Remiel (angel))
Greek: ‘Ραμιήλ) is a fallen Watcher angel. He is mentioned in Chapter 6 of the apocryphal Book of Enoch as one of the 20 Watchers that sinned and rebelled...
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Kings 19:35, the angel kills 185,000 Assyrian soldiers. In the Book of Enoch, angels of punishment and destruction belong to a group of angels called satans...
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Ophanim (category Classes of angels)
the wheels seen in Ezekiel's vision of the chariot (Hebrew merkabah) in Ezekiel 1:15–21. One of the Dead Sea Scrolls (4Q405) construes them as angels;...
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