| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Demon name "Mazikeen or Shedeem" | Arabian | A species of beings in Jewish mythology exactly resembling the Arabian Jinn or genii, and said to be the agents of magic and enchantment. When Adam fell, says the Talmud, he was excommunicated for 130 years, during which time he begat demons and spectres; for, it is written, "Adam lived 130 years and (i.e. before he) begat children in his own image". Genesis v |
| God name "Abraham aka Avraham" | Arabic | Ashkenazi, Avrohom, Avruhom, regarded as the founding patriarch of the Israelites and of the Arabic people in Jewish, Christian and Islamic tradition. In that tradition, Abraham is brought by God from his home in the ancient city of Ur into a new land, Canaan, where he enters into a covenant: in exchange for sole recognition of Yahweh as supreme universal authority. |
| Planet name "Anael" | Babylon | Aka Hanael or Aniel, an angel in Jewish lore and angelology, and is often included in lists as being one of the seven archangels. Haniel is generally åśśociated with the planet Venus. Babylon |
| Demon name "Lilitu" | Babylon | Nocturnal demones who lingers on as the Jewish Lilith Babylon |
| Spirit name "Devil" | Christian | The supreme spirit of evil, the tempter and spiritual enemy of mankind, the foe of God and holiness. Jewish and Christian |
"Angels" | Christian / Jewish / Islam | Messengers between the heaven and earth, with nine orders at present. Christian / Jewish / Islam |
| God name "Hyesistos" | Greco - Roman | Local tutelary god. Known from the region of the Bosphorus circa 150 BC until AD 250. As late as the fourth century AD there are mentions in texts of bypsistarii in Cappadocia, who seem to have been unorthodox, Greek-speaking, Jewish fringe sectarians. The word bypsistos occurs in the Septuagint version of the Vetus Testamentum and means almighty.... |
"Iblis" | Islamic | The Islamic version of the Jewish / Christian devil |
| God name "Jehovah" | Israel | Creator god of Israel. A mix of of letters from Jhwh / Yhwh and Adonai - created so that people wouldn't utter the actual name. When Christians, unaware of the Jewish tradition, started to read the Hebrew Bible, they read it with the Masoretic vowels together with the consonants as written, and obtained Iehovah. Today this transcription is generally recognized as mistaken. Many religious groups continue to use the form Jehovah, because it is familiar and because the correct pronunciation is unknown. |
| God name "Adonai aka Ehyeh-Asher-Ehyeh" | Jewish | El, Elohim, Shaddai, Shalom, Yah, YHWH / YHWH Tzevaot, God. YHWH is often transliterated "Jehovah" or "Yahweh", but only by people outside of Jewish tradition. |
| King name "Al-A'war" | Jewish | A son of Iblis, a jinn who encourages debauchery and jolly bonking. Jewish |
| Angel name "Arariel" | Jewish | An angel who, according to the rabbis of the Talmud, takes charge of the waters of the earth. Fishermen invoke him so that they may take large fish. Arariel has also traditionally been invoked as a cure for stupidity. Jewish |
| Demon name "Bat horin" | Jewish | A demon which brings diseases of the eye to one who does not wash his hands after meals. Jewish folklore |
| Demon name "Bennefilim" | Jewish | The demon of epilepsy. Jewish folklore |
| Angel name "Boamiel" | Jewish | An angel with authority over the four divisions of heaven. Jewish |
| Angel name "Burning Bush" | Jewish | In Jewish tradition, the name of the angel of the burning bush was Zagzagel. Book of Exodus |
| Angel name "Deputy Angels" | Jewish | Certain angels who, in Jewish lore and magic, act as spirit servants. Jewish scholar Eleazar of Worms declared them to be entirely good. |
| Angel name "Destruction Angels" | Jewish | A fearsome type of angel who descends to the earth to inflict terrible suffering upon the wicked and in need of punishment. Jewish |
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