Erelim (Hebrew: אֶרְאֶלִּים, ʾErʾellīm; sing. אֶרְאֵל, ʾErʾēl; “valiant ones”), is a class of angel whose existence is derived from a verse in the book of Isaiah[1][2][3][4] regarding the impending invasion of Jerusalem by Sennacherib during the reign of King Hezekiah.[2]
While the erelim are ascribed numerous functions in Jewish and Kabbalistic texts and literature, they most often appear to be associated with moments of death and national tragedy.[3][2] They appear in multiple angelic hierarchies, ranking first among the ten orders of angels in the Berit Menuchah,[5] second in the Zohar,[3][5] third by Maimonides,[3][5][6][7][8] and tenth in the Maseket Azilut.[4]
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^ abcScherman, Rabbi Nosson (1996). Stone Edition Tanach. ArtScroll Mesorah Publications. p. 1008. ISBN 978-0827608047.
^ abcdDennis, Geoffrey W. (2016). The Encyclopedia of Jewish Myth, Magic, and Mysticism: Second Edition. Llewellyn. p. 128. ISBN 978-0738745916.
^ abDavidson, Gustav (1994). Dictionary of Angels: Including the Fallen Angels. Free Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-0029070529.
^ abcDavidson, Gustav (1994). Dictionary of Angels: Including the Fallen Angels. Free Press. p. 337. ISBN 978-0029070529.
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^Davidson, Gustav (1994). Dictionary of Angels: Including the Fallen Angels. Free Press. p. 336. ISBN 978-0029070529.
Erelim (Hebrew: אֶרְאֶלִּים, ʾErʾellīm; sing. אֶרְאֵל, ʾErʾēl; “valiant ones”), is a class of angel whose existence is derived from a verse in the book...
words, he will help them to make the message more clear. The leader of the Erelim, he is associated with the planet Saturn. It is associated also with the...
nonetheless mention Seraphim, Cherubim, and Ophanim, Chayot Ha Kodesh, Erelim, and Hashmallim. In the Book of Zechariah, several episodes explicitly contain...
including that of a cherub, a member of the Ophanim, and chief of the Erelim. Raziel, under the alternate name Gallitsur, "Revealer of The Rock", is...
fashioned out of water and fire." The height of Nuriel is exceeded only by the Erelim, by the watchers, by Af and Hemah, and of course by Metatron, who is the...
Kodesh See Ezekiel 1 and Ezekiel 10 2 Ophanim See Ezekiel 1 and Ezekiel 10 3 Erelim See Isaiah 33:7 4 Hashmallim See Ezekiel 1:4 5 Seraphim See Isaiah 6 6 Malakim...
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