Angels and Archangels

Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Metatron — the celestial messengers and divine warriors of the three monotheisms.

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Portrait of Abaddon

Abaddon

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A biblical figure from the Book of Revelation, Abaddon is the angel-king of the bottomless pit, whose Hebrew name means 'destruction.' He commands the devastating locusts during the fifth seal and embodies the ambiguous boundary between destroying angel and demonic power.

Portrait of Archangel Gabriel

Archangel Gabriel

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Archangel and divine messenger present in all three monotheistic religions. In Christianity, he announces to Mary the birth of Jesus. In Islam, he reveals the Quran to the prophet Muhammad.

Portrait of Archangel Michael

Archangel Michael

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Supreme archangel of the Abrahamic traditions, commander of the heavenly armies and protector of Israel in the Hebrew Bible. Victor over Satan in the Book of Revelation, he is venerated in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Portrait of Metatron

Metatron

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Metatron is the highest of the angels in certain Jewish mystical traditions. Celestial scribe and chancellor of Heaven, he is said to be the angelic incarnation of the patriarch Enoch. He appears notably in Merkabah literature and in the Hebrew Book (3 Enoch).

Portrait of Uriel

Uriel

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Uriel is one of the major archangels of the Abrahamic traditions, whose name means "Fire of God" or "Light of God". He is associated with divine wisdom, repentance, and the guardianship of Eden with a flaming sword.

Portrait of Azrael

Azrael

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Azrael is the angel of death in Islamic and Jewish traditions. He is responsible for separating the soul from the body at the moment of death and for recording births and deaths in a great celestial book.

Portrait of Raziel

Raziel

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Raziel is an archangel from Jewish Kabbalistic tradition, guardian of divine secrets and celestial mysteries. According to legend, he gave Adam the Sefer Raziel HaMalakh, a book containing the secrets of the universe. His name means "secret of God" in Hebrew.

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