ADE
Archangel / princely figure in biblical tradition
Michael
Who is like God?
Canonical Scripture · Early Jewish Tradition · Early Christian Tradition · Patristic Tradition · Medieval Tradition · Interpretive Layer
Angel Lexikon section
Celestial Intelligences
A source-transparent register of named angelic figures and intermediary beings across biblical, apocryphal, Enochic, Quranic, Kabbalistic, Merkabah, comparative, and scholarly source types.
ADE
Archangel / messenger figure
Gabriel
God is my strength.
Canonical Scripture · Early Christian Tradition · Patristic Tradition · Medieval Tradition · Interpretive Layer
BCDE
Archangel in deuterocanonical and later tradition
Raphael
God restores.
Deuterocanonical Sources · Apocryphal Sources · Early Jewish Tradition · Early Christian Tradition · Medieval Tradition · Interpretive Layer
BCDE
Archangel in apocryphal and later tradition
Uriel
Light of God or Fire of God.
Apocryphal Sources · Early Jewish Tradition · Early Christian Tradition · Medieval Tradition · Interpretive Layer
BCE
Holy angel in Enochic tradition
Raguel
Friend of God or companion of God.
Apocryphal Sources · Early Jewish Tradition · Early Christian Tradition · Interpretive Layer
BCE
Holy angel in Enochic and apocalyptic tradition
Remiel
Mercy of God or thunder of God, depending on linguistic interpretation.
Apocryphal Sources · Early Jewish Tradition · Early Christian Tradition · Interpretive Layer
BCE
Angel in apocryphal Ezra tradition
Jeremiel
Mercy of God.
Apocryphal Sources · Early Jewish Tradition · Early Christian Tradition · Interpretive Layer
BCE
Holy angel in Enochic tradition
Sariel
God is my ruler or command of God, depending on form and tradition.
Apocryphal Sources · Early Jewish Tradition · Early Christian Tradition · Interpretive Layer
BCE
Angel of the presence in Enochic tradition
Phanuel
Face of God.
Apocryphal Sources · Early Jewish Tradition · Interpretive Layer
DE
Angel in later medieval and Kabbalistic correspondence traditions
Haniel
Grace of God or favor of God.
Medieval Tradition · Kabbalistic Tradition · Interpretive Layer
CDE
Exalted angelic figure in Hekhalot/Merkabah and later Jewish mystical tradition
Metatron
Uncertain; scholarly explanations vary.
Early Jewish Tradition · Medieval Tradition · Kabbalistic Tradition · Interpretive Layer
CDE
Angel in rabbinic, Merkabah, and later Kabbalistic tradition
Sandalphon
Uncertain; later tradition gives several explanations.
Early Jewish Tradition · Medieval Tradition · Kabbalistic Tradition · Interpretive Layer
DE
Angel in later Jewish mystical and correspondence tradition
Raziel
Secret of God or mystery of God.
Medieval Tradition · Kabbalistic Tradition · Interpretive Layer
DE
Angel in later angelological tradition
Jophiel
Beauty of God.
Medieval Tradition · Kabbalistic Tradition · Interpretive Layer
DE
Angel in later Kabbalistic correspondence tradition
Zadkiel
Righteousness of God.
Medieval Tradition · Kabbalistic Tradition · Interpretive Layer
DE
Angel in later medieval and correspondence tradition
Chamuel
One who seeks God or strength of God, depending on form and tradition.
Medieval Tradition · Kabbalistic Tradition · Interpretive Layer
DE
Angel in later Kabbalistic correspondence tradition
Tzaphkiel
Contemplation of God or knowledge of God, depending on interpretation.
Medieval Tradition · Kabbalistic Tradition · Interpretive Layer
ADE
Biblical name/title with later angelological reception
Ariel
Lion of God or hearth/altar of God depending on context.
Canonical Scripture · Medieval Tradition · Interpretive Layer
ACE
Quranic angelic figure associated with revelation
Jibril
Arabic form corresponding to Gabriel.
Quranic · Islamic Traditions · Comparative Layer · Interpretive Layer
ACE
Quranic angelic figure
Mikail
Arabic form corresponding to Michael.
Quranic · Islamic Traditions · Comparative Layer · Interpretive Layer
CE
Angel in Islamic eschatological tradition
Israfil
Name origin uncertain in Islamic angelological reception.
Islamic Traditions · Comparative Layer · Interpretive Layer
ACE
Angel of death title in Quranic text; Azrael in later tradition
Azrael
Often understood as help of God, though explanations vary.
Quranic · Islamic Traditions · Comparative Layer · Interpretive Layer