RazielRaziel (en hébreu רזיאל ; Rāzīʾēl) est dans le judaïsme un ange de la Kabbale dont le nom signifie « secret (רז) de Dieu (אל) », et dont la fonction est précisément de révéler les secrets de Dieu. Il est souvent comparé à l'ange Gallitsour, révélateur des secrets de Dieu dans le Sefer ha-Yashar (Aggada). « Gardien des secrets » et « ange des mystères et du rire », il est associé à la sephirah Chokmah (la deuxième de dix) dans Beri'ah, l'un des quatre mondes de la Kabbale Absent de la Bible, sa première apparition semble être sa mention dans le targoum Ecclésiaste, écrit autour de l'an 500.
Living creatures (Bible)The living creatures, living beings, or hayyot (Hebrew חַיּוֹת ḥayyōṯ) are a class of heavenly beings in Jewish mythology. They are 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 recur in texts of Second Temple Judaism, in rabbinical merkabah ("chariot") literature, in the Book of Revelation in the New Testament, and in the Zohar. According to Jewish and Christian traditions, there are four living creatures, although their description varies by source.
AzazilIn many Islamic and Islam-related traditions, Azazil (Arabic: عزازيل ʿAzāzīl, also known as Arabic: حارث Ḥārith) is the legendary prototype of the devil in Islamic culture. Azazil was considered to be among the nearest to God's throne, but because he sinned through pride, he became a devil. In Islamic tradition, Azazil is usually seen as the original name of Iblis, before he was expelled from heaven. Although Azazil is mostly portrayed as an archangel, who was already created when God made the jinn, in some reports Azazil is considered created as a jinni first but elevated to the rank of the angels.
Angels in JudaismIn Judaism, angels ( mal’āḵ, plural: mal’āḵīm, literally "messenger") are supernatural beings that appear throughout the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), rabbinic literature, apocrypha and pseudepigrapha, and traditional Jewish liturgy as agents of the God of Israel. They are categorized in different hierarchies. Their essence is often associated with fire. The Talmud describes their very essence as fire.
Sandalphonthumb|Sandalphon par Florence Freeman Sandalphon (Hébreu : סָנְדַלְפוֹן ; Grec ancien : Σανδαλφών ; Arabe : سندلفون) est un archange dans les écrits juifs, chrétiens et un ange dans l'islam . Sandalphon figure au premier plan dans les traditions littéraires mystiques du judaïsme rabbinique et dans l'ancien christianisme, notamment dans le Midrash, le Talmud et la Kabbale. Certaines des toutes premières sources sur Sandalphon le mentionnent comme étant le prophète Élie métamorphosé et élevé au statut angélique.
JophielThe angel Jophiel (Heb. Yōp̄īʾēl, "Beauty of God"), also called Iophiel, Iofiel, Jofiel, Yofiel, Youfiel, Zophiel ( Ṣōp̄īʾēl, "God is my watchman") and Zuriel ( Ṣūrīʾēl, "God is my rock"), is an archangel in Christian and Jewish angelology. She is associated with beauty and art. According to the pseudepigraphal Revelation of Moses, another name for Jophiel is Dina (Hebrew: דִּינָה Dīnā, "Judgement"). In the text, Jophiel/Dina is described as an angel of the seventh heaven, a Cabalistic guardian of the Torah (and wisdom itself), who taught 70 languages to souls at the dawn of creation.
