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The Zohar describes several biblical figures as metaphors for Metatron. Examples are Enoch, [61] [62] Joseph, [63] [64] Eliezer, [65] Joshua, [66] and others. The Zohar uses "youth" to describe Joseph and Joshua, a hint that the figures are a metaphor to Metatron, and also the concept of servant by Eliezer as a reference to Metatron. [67]
Protector of Metatron, chief of seraphim Shamnail Yazdânism: Archangel Shamsiel: Samsapeel, Shamshel, Shamshiel, Shashiel Christianity, Judaism Watcher Sheetil: Mandaeism Uthra: Teacher of John the Baptist, revealer of Mandaeism Shihlun: Mandaeism Uthra Opposition to the creation of the material world by Ptahil and his assistant uthras [20 ...
In Mandaeism, Yufin-Yufafin or Yupin-Yupapin (Classical Mandaic: ࡉࡅࡐࡉࡍ ࡅࡉࡅࡐࡀࡐࡉࡍ, romanized: iupin u-iupapin) is an uthra (angel or guardian) in the World of Light. [1]
In Mandaeism, after the creation of the material world, Adam Kasia (Adam Kadmon in the Mandaean tradition) asks Abatur (Ancient of Days or Metatron/Hanokh/"Yeshua" [16] in the Mandaean tradition. The Merkabah text Re' uyot Yehezkel identifies the Ancient of Days as Metatron [17]) what he will do when he goes to Tibil (Earth or Malkuth). Abatur ...
Jophiel is said to be a companion to the angel Metatron. [6] C. E. Clement, in her book Angels in Art, names Jophiel as the teacher of Ham, Japheth, and Shem. [6] Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa [10] and Thomas Rudd likewise name Jophiel as the teacher of Shem. [11] In the Anglican tradition, Jophiel is recognized as an archangel.
In the Yetzira are the creatures of Ezekiel 1 and the ten classes of angels ruled over by Metatron; In the Assiah are the Ophanim, and the angels that combat evil, governed by Sandalphon. In the Zohar, Atziluth is taken to be simply God's direct emanation, in contradistinction to the other emanations derived from the sefirot.
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 of Israel.
Sariel (Hebrew and Aramaic: שָׂרִיאֵל Śārīʾēl, "God is my Ruler"; [2] [3] Greek: Σαριηλ Sariēl, Coptic: ⲥⲟⲩⲣⲓⲏⲗ Souriēl; [4] [5] Amharic: ሰራቁያል Säraquyael, ሰረቃኤል Säräqael) is an angel mainly from Judaic tradition.