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Gabriel
In Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and other Abrahamic religions, Gabriel ( ) or even Cebrail (Djebraïl) in some cultures, is an archangel with the power to announce God's will to humankind as the messenger of God. He is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and the Quran.
Archangel Michael
archangel in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic teachings
Raphael
archangel featuring in Book of Tobit
Iblis
thumb|Angels in Islam|Angels honor Adam, except Iblis, who refuses. Painting from an illustrated subsection containing Bal'ami's Persian rendition of the Annals in a much larger Herat manuscript.
Azrael
Azrael (; , 'God has helped'; ) is the canonical angel of death in Islam and appears centuries earlier in the apocryphal text Apocalypse of Peter.
Abaddon
right|Apollyon (top) battling Christian in John Bunyan's ''[[The Pilgrim's Progress|250px|thumb]] The Hebrew term Abaddon ( , meaning "destruction", "doom") and its Greek equivalent Apollyon (, Apollúōn meaning "Destroyer") appear in the Bible as both a place of destruction and an angel of the abyss. In the Hebrew Bible, abaddon'' is used with reference to a bottomless pit, often appearing alongside the place Sheol ( ), meaning the resting place of dead peoples.
Belial
thumb|300px|A woodcut of Belial and some of his followers from a German edition of Jacobus de Teramo's book [[Consolatio peccatorum, seu Processus Luciferi contra Jesum Christum (1473).]] Belial (; , Bəlīyyaʿal) is a term occurring in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament which later became personified as the devil in Christian texts of the New Testament. Alternate spellings include Baalial, Balial, Belhor, Beliall, Beliar, Berial, Bylyl and '''Beliya'al'. Early usage of Belial'' referred to "wickedness" or "worthlessness", occurring several times in the Old Testament. Later, in the Dead Sea Scrolls
Samael
thumb|Samael (1890) by Evelyn De Morgan thumb|A relief of the Archangel Samael in red robe, shown on the left side of the altar at Saint Bartholomew's Church, in Sydenham, London.
Khidr
Khidr () is a quranic figure of Islam. He is described in Surah al-Kahf as a righteous servant of God possessing great wisdom or mystic knowledge. In various Islamic and non-Islamic traditions, Khidr is described as an angel, prophet, or wali (saint), who guards the sea, teaches secret knowledge and aids those in distress. He prominently figures as patron of the Islamic saint Ibn Arabi. The figure of al-Khidr has been syncretized over time with various other figures including Dūraoša and Sorūsh in Iran, Sargis the General and Saint George in Asia Minor and the Levant, Elijah and Samael (the di
Metatron
thumb|Islamic portrayal of the angel Metatron () depicted in the ( 'Degrees of Truths') by Nasir ad-Din Rammal in the 14th century CE.
Melek Taus
the Yazidi name for the central figure of their faith
Israfil
thumb|Israfel blows a nafir in [[Zakariya al-Qazwini's The Wonders of Creation (1570s).]]
Selaphiel
thumb|260px|Statue of Saint Sealtiel Saint Selaphiel the Archangel or Saint Sealtiel, Selatiel, or Selathiel (Hebrew: שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל Šəʾaltīʾēl, Tiberian: Šăʾaltīʾēl, "I have asked God") is one of the archangels in Eastern Orthodox traditions.
Jegudiel
Jegudiel ( Yaḥdīʾēl, "God is One"), also known as Saint Iehudiel, is one of the seven Archangels in the Eastern Orthodox tradition.
Raziel
thumb|Archangel Raziel (Circle of Francisco de Zurbarán), circa 1650. Raziel ( Rāzīʾēl, "God is my Mystery"), also known as Gallitsur (Hebrew: גַּלִּיצוּר 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 is also called "Keeper of All Magic." He is one of the angels associated with the sephirah Chokmah of Kabbalah, alongside Jophiel.
Maalik
In Islamic belief, Maalik () denotes an angel in Hell/Purgatory () who guarded the Hellfire and assisted by other angel guards (Q) known as Zabaniyah (). In the Qur'an, Maalik is mentioned in as the chief of angels of hell. The earliest codices offer various alternative spellings of this word including , meaning "angel", instead of a proper name.
Jophiel
The 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. Jophiel is the archangel of beauty, art, and wisdom.
Ridwan
left|thumb|Persian miniature depicting the expulsion of Adam and Eve, observed by an angel above the doors of the Garden, the Serpent, the Peacock, and [[Iblis. This angel likely is Ridwan.]]
Zadkiel
Zadkiel ( , 'God is my Righteousness'), also known as Hasdiel, is an archangel in Jewish and Christian angelology. Zadkiel is the archangel of kindness, benevolence and mercy.
Samyaza
thumb|The Sons of God Saw the Daughters of Men That They Were Fair, sculpture by Daniel Chester French, c. 1923 Samyaza ( Šamməḥăzay; Šəmīʿāzāʾ; ; , '), also Shamhazai, Aza or Ouza''', is a fallen angel of apocryphal Abrahamic traditions and Manichaeism as the leader of the Watchers.
Angel Moroni
angel who allegedly visited Joseph Smith many times
Sandalphon
thumb|right|250px|Sandalphon by Florence Freeman (sculptor)|Florence Freeman
Haniel
thumb|The Virtue (angel)|Virtue Haniel, engraving by [[Crispijn van de Passe, circa 1575. Biblioteca Nacional de España, Madrid.]] Haniel (, Ḥannīʾēl, "God is my grace"; Ananiēl; , '), also known as Hananel, Anael, Hanael or Aniel', is an angel in Jewish lore and angelology, and is often included in lists as being one of the seven archangels. Haniel is generally associated with the planet Venus, and is the archangel of the sephirah Netzach. The name Haniel derives from the Hebrew Ḥēn (חֵן), meaning "grace, favour, charm" (qualities associated with Venus) + the suffix -ʾĒl,'' "God". It is equiv
Wormwood
prophesied star that appears in the Book of Revelation (8:11)
Ariel
Archangel found primarily in Jewish and Christian mysticism and Apocrypha
Camael
Camael, also spelled Kamael, Chamuel, Khamuel, Camiel, Cameel and Camniel, is an archangel in Christian angelology. Chamuel is the archangel of love, peace and harmony.
Kiraman Katibin
personal recording angels in Islamic tradition
Abatur
Abatur (, also Abathur or Awāthur, ) is an uthra and the second of three subservient emanations created by the Mandaean God Hayyi Rabbi (, “The Great Living God”) in the Mandaean religion. His name translates as the "father of the Uthras", the Mandaean name for angels or guardians. His usual epithet is the Ancient (ˁattīqā) and he is also called "the deeply hidden and guarded". Also known as the Third Life, Abatur is described as being the son of the first emanation Yushamin (). He is also described as being the angel of Polaris.
Cassiel
Cassiel ( Qaṣpīʾēl, "God is my wrath")—also known as Kassiel, Qassiel, and other phonetic variations—is an angel appearing in extracanonical Jewish, Christian, and Islamic mystical and magical works, often as one of the Seven Archangels, the angel of Saturn, and in other roles.
Sachiel
thumb|right|250px In kabbalistic and Christian angelology, Sachiel (Ge'ez ሳቁኤል) is an archangel of the order of cherubim. The name 'Sachiel' originally occurs in the late 1500s grimoire called The Heptameron. He is the archangel of wealth, abundance, success and prosperity.
Jerahmeel
archangel
Zaphkiel
thumb|The Throne (angel)|Throne Zaphkiel, engraving by Crispijn van de Passe, circa 1575. [[Biblioteca Nacional de España, Madrid.]] Zaphkiel ( Ṣafqīʾēl), also written as Tzaphqiel, Tzaphkiel, Zaphchial, Zaphiel, or Zelel, is an archangel. He is sometimes equated with Zadkiel, but other times, considered to be a different angel. Zaphkiel is "chief of the Ophanim (order of thrones) and one of the 9 angels that rule Heaven; also one of the 7 archangels." He can watch people when they need to make important decisions and when they need to put them into words for others. If they are unsure of the
Mastema
Mastema ( Masṭēmā; Mesetēma), Mastemat, or Mansemat, is an antagonistic angel in the Book of Jubilees. He first appears in the literature of the Second Temple Period as a personification of the Hebrew word mastemah (מַשְׂטֵמָה), meaning "hatred", "hostility", "enmity", or "persecution".
Abdiel
Abdiel ( "Servant of El") is a biblical name which has been used as the name for a number of notable people. The name has the same meaning as Obadiah and is cognate with the Arabic name Abdullah. Abdiel is mentioned a single time in the Bible, in 1 Chronicles 5:15: "Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of the house of their fathers."
Aiwass
Aiwass is the name given to a voice that the English occultist and ceremonial magician Aleister Crowley reported to have heard on April 8, 9, and 10 in 1904. Crowley reported that this voice, which he considered originated with a non-corporeal being, dictated a text known as The Book of the Law or Liber AL vel Legis to him during his honeymoon in Cairo.
Agrat bat Mahlat
Godess in Jewish mythology
Kokabiel
Kokabiel (, , ), also spelled Kôkabîêl, Kôkhabîêl, Kakabel, Kochbiel, Kokbiel, Kabaiel, Kajabel or Kochab, considered the 'angel of the stars', is a fallen angel, the fourth mentioned of the 20 Watcher leaders of the 200 fallen angels in the Book of Enoch. His name is generally translated as "star of God", which is fitting since it has been said that Kokabiel taught constellations to his associates.
Seraphiel
Seraphiel (Hebrew: שׂרפיאל, meaning "Seraph of God/El") is the name of an angel in the apocryphal Book of Enoch.
Dumah
angel in Judaism
Agiel
'Agȋȇl () is the Intelligence (beneficial spirit) of Saturn mentioned as a Spirit in such works as the Key of Solomon. As it says on the 10th Plate: "The First Pentacle of Mercury.--It serveth to invoke the Spirits who are under the Firmament." And the letters forming the names of the Spirits Yekahel and Agiel. He is also described as being the presiding spirit of the planet Saturn, with Zȃzȇl.
Ananiel
Ananiel, Anânêl (Aramaic: עננאל, Greek: Ανανιας) was the 14th Watcher of the 20 leaders of the 200 fallen angels who are mentioned in an ancient work titled the Book of Enoch. The name Ananiel is sometimes translated as "Rain of God" even though the name is often confused with the name Hananiel. Michael Knibb interprets his name to be "cloud of God". The name came into Arabic from the Coptics who in turn transliterated it from the Greeks.