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Jewish & Hebrew

Zadkiel

Zadkiel, “the Righteousness of God” — the archangel of mercy, benevolence, and divine grace in Jewish mysticism, the gentle angel of forgiveness

Jun 24, 20269 min read

Jewish & Hebrew

Lilith

Lilith, the great female demon of Jewish folklore and mysticism — the night-demoness and first wife of Adam who fled Eden as his equal, the slayer of

Jun 24, 202610 min read

Jewish & Hebrew

Sammael

Sammael (Samael), “the Venom of God” — one of the most ambivalent dark angels in Jewish lore, at once accuser, destroyer, angel of death, and chief of the

Jun 24, 20269 min read

Jewish & Hebrew

Asmodeus

Asmodeus (Ashmedai), the king of demons in Jewish lore — a powerful, cunning demon-king of lust, wrath, and trickery, famous from the Book of Tobit where

Jun 24, 202618 min read

Jewish & Hebrew

Azazel

Azazel, a great fallen angel and demon of Jewish lore — the leader of the fallen Watchers who taught humankind the forbidden arts of war, and the dread

Jun 24, 20269 min read

Jewish & Hebrew

Belial

Belial, “Worthlessness” — a great demon and personification of wickedness, lawlessness, and rebellion in Jewish lore, the Prince of Darkness of the Dead

Jun 24, 202611 min read

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Metatron

Metatron, the greatest of all the angels in Jewish mysticism — the supreme archangel and Prince of the Divine Presence, the heavenly scribe who records

Jun 23, 20268 min read

Jewish & Hebrew

Raziel

Raziel, “the Secret of God” — the archangel of mysteries and divine secrets in Jewish mysticism, who hears the secrets of creation by the Throne and keeps

Jun 23, 20268 min read

Jewish & Hebrew

Azrael

Azrael, the angel of death in Jewish and Islamic tradition — the celestial being charged with separating the soul from the body at the appointed hour and

Jun 23, 20269 min read