Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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Angel name "Guriel" | Libya | One of the angels in charge of the zodiacal sign of Leo. |
Angel name "Haroot and Maroot" | Hebrew | Two angels who, in consequence of their want of compåśśion to man, are susceptible of human påśśions, and are sent upon earth to be tempted. They were at one time kings of Babel, and are still the teachers of magic and the black arts. Hebrew |
Angel name "Israfil" | Islam | The angel of music, who possessed the most melodious voice of all God's creatures. This is the angel who is to sound the Resurrection Trump, and will ravish the ears of the saints in Paradise. Israfil, Gabriel, and Michael were the three angels that warned Abraham of Sodom's destruction. Islam |
Angel name "Ithuriel" | Hebrew | One of the angels commissioned by Gabriel to search for Satan, who had effected his entrance into Paradise. The other angel who accompanied him was Zephon. Hebrew |
Angel name "Jacob's Ladder" | Genesis | A ladder seen by the patriarch Jacob in a vision. It was set on the earth, and reached to heaven, and angels seemed to be ascending and descending on it. Genesis |
Angel name "Jazeriel" | Christians | angels of the Mansions of the moon. |
Angel name "Kyriel" | Christians | angels of the Mansions of the moon. |
Angel name "Lang" | Enochian | The order of ministering angels. Enochian |
Angel name "Marchocias" | Europe | Prince of the hellish realms, supposedly one of the angels who followed Satan. Medieval Europe |
Angel name "Marchocias Medieval" | Europe | He is a prince of the hellish realmy, supposedly one of the angels that followed Satan |
Angel name "Matriel, Matarel, Matariel, Ridya and Zalbesal" | Greek | angels of the Rain. |
Angel name "Michael" | Hebrew / Christian | Prince of the celestial armies, commanded by God to drive the rebel angels out of heaven. Gabriel was next to him in command. Hebrew / Christian |
Angel name "Moakkibat" | Arabic | A clåśś of angels. Two angels of this clåśś attend every child of Adam from the cradle to the grave. At Sunset they fly up with the record of the deeds done since Sunrise. Every good deed is entered ten times by the recording angel on the credit or right side of his ledger, but when an evil deed is reported the angel waits seven hours, "if haply in that time the evil-doer may repent." The Koran. |
Angel name "Monkir and Nakir" | Arabic | According to Mahometan mythology, are two angels who interrogate the dead immediately they are buried. The first two questions they ask are, "Who is your Lord?" and "Who is your prophet?" Their voices are like thunder, their aspects hideous, and those not approved of they lash into perdition with whips half-iron and half-flame. |
Angel name "Moriel, Ruhiel, Ben Nez and Rujiel" | Greek | angels of the wind. |
Angel name "Munkar and Nakir" | Arabic | Two black angels of appalling aspect, the inquisitors of the dead. The Koran says that during the inquisition the soul is united to the body. If the scrutiny is satisfactory, the soul is gently drawn forth from the lips of the deceased, and the body is left to repose in peace; if not, the body is beaten about the head with iron clubs, and the soul is wrenched forth by racking torments. |
Angel name "Nakeer and Munkar" | Arabic | Two black angels of appalling aspect, the inquisitors of the dead. The Koran says that during the inquisition the soul is united to the body. If the scrutiny is satisfactory, the soul is gently drawn forth from the lips of the deceased, and the body is left to repose in peace; if not, the body is beaten about the head with iron clubs, and the soul is wrenched forth by racking torments. |
Angel name "Neciel" | Christians | angels of the Mansions of the moon. |