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A traditional depiction of the chariot vision, based on the description in Ezekiel, with an opan on the left side
The ophanim (Hebrew: אוֹפַנִּיםʼōp̄annīm, 'wheels'; singular: אוֹפָןʼōp̄ān), alternatively spelled auphanim or ofanim, and also called galgalim (Hebrew: גַּלְגַּלִּיםgalgallīm, 'spheres, wheels, whirlwinds'; singular: גַּלְגַּלgalgal), refer to the wheels seen in Ezekiel's vision of the chariot (Hebrew merkabah) in Ezekiel 1:15–21. One of the Dead Sea scrolls (4Q405) construes them as angels; late sections of the Book of Enoch (61:10, 71:7) portray them as a class of celestial beings who (along with the Cherubim and Seraphim) never sleep, but guard the throne of God. In Christian angelology, they are one of the choirs (classes) of angels, and are also identified as Thrones.
These "wheels" have been associated with Daniel 7:9 (mentioned as galgal, traditionally "the wheels of galgallin", in "fiery flame" and "burning fire") of the four, eye-covered wheels (each composed of two nested wheels), that move next to the winged Cherubim, beneath the throne of God. The four wheels move with the Cherubim because the spirit of the Cherubim is in them. The late Second Book of Enoch (20:1, 21:1) also referred to them as the "many-eyed ones".
The First Book of Enoch (71.7) seems to imply that the Ophanim are equated to the "Thrones" in Christianity when it lists them all together, in order: "...round about were Seraphim, Cherubim, and Ophanim".[1]
^"The Book of Enoch: Chapter LXXI". www.sacred-texts.com.
The ophanim (Hebrew: אוֹפַנִּים ʼōp̄annīm, 'wheels'; singular: אוֹפָן ʼōp̄ān), alternatively spelled auphanim or ofanim, and also called galgalim (Hebrew:...
resulting in depictions of cherubim as small, plump, winged boys. The ophanim refer to the wheels seen in Ezekiel's vision of the chariot (Hebrew merkabah)...
other times, considered to be a different angel. Zaphkiel is "chief of the Ophanim (order of thrones) and one of the 9 angels that rule Heaven; also one of...
angels, which are described as "a wheel inside of a wheel", are called "ophanim" אופנים (lit. wheels, cycles or ways). These wheels are not directly under...
the fiery bodies of the Seraphim, and the wheel-like structures of the Ophanim. Italian Gothic angel of the annunciation, circa 1430–1440, Istrian limestone...
assign Raziel to diverse roles, including that of a cherub, a member of the Ophanim, and chief of the Erelim. Raziel, under the alternate name Gallitsur, "Revealer...
usually do not write of angels, nonetheless mention Seraphim, Cherubim, and Ophanim, Chayot Ha Kodesh, Erelim, and Hashmallim. In the Book of Zechariah, several...
The first hierarchy includes angels that were Seraphim, Cherubim, and Ophanim/Thrones: Beelzebub was a prince of the Cherubim, founder of Hell’s Order...
Sachiel Samael Samyaza Sandalphon Tzaphqiel Yahoel Zadkiel Zerachiel Groups Seraphim Chayot Ophanim Cherubim Hashmallim Ishim Sons of God Recording angels...
depiction of the living creatures (which have bestial characteristics), ophanim (which are wheels) and cherubim (which have mosaic features); As a matter...
Sachiel Samael Samyaza Sandalphon Tzaphqiel Yahoel Zadkiel Zerachiel Groups Seraphim Chayot Ophanim Cherubim Hashmallim Ishim Sons of God Recording angels...
Sachiel Samael Samyaza Sandalphon Tzaphqiel Yahoel Zadkiel Zerachiel Groups Seraphim Chayot Ophanim Cherubim Hashmallim Ishim Sons of God Recording angels...
Sachiel Samael Samyaza Sandalphon Tzaphqiel Yahoel Zadkiel Zerachiel Groups Seraphim Chayot Ophanim Cherubim Hashmallim Ishim Sons of God Recording angels...
Sachiel Samael Samyaza Sandalphon Tzaphqiel Yahoel Zadkiel Zerachiel Groups Seraphim Chayot Ophanim Cherubim Hashmallim Ishim Sons of God Recording angels...
Sachiel Samael Samyaza Sandalphon Tzaphqiel Yahoel Zadkiel Zerachiel Groups Seraphim Chayot Ophanim Cherubim Hashmallim Ishim Sons of God Recording angels...
Sachiel Samael Samyaza Sandalphon Tzaphqiel Yahoel Zadkiel Zerachiel Groups Seraphim Chayot Ophanim Cherubim Hashmallim Ishim Sons of God Recording angels...
see (1 Kings 8:39, Deut 28:12) Araboth (ערבות), The seventh Heaven where ophanim, the seraphim, and the hayyoth and the Throne of God are located. The Jewish...
Sachiel Samael Samyaza Sandalphon Tzaphqiel Yahoel Zadkiel Zerachiel Groups Seraphim Chayot Ophanim Cherubim Hashmallim Ishim Sons of God Recording angels...
Sachiel Samael Samyaza Sandalphon Tzaphqiel Yahoel Zadkiel Zerachiel Groups Seraphim Chayot Ophanim Cherubim Hashmallim Ishim Sons of God Recording angels...
Sachiel Samael Samyaza Sandalphon Tzaphqiel Yahoel Zadkiel Zerachiel Groups Seraphim Chayot Ophanim Cherubim Hashmallim Ishim Sons of God Recording angels...
Sachiel Samael Samyaza Sandalphon Tzaphqiel Yahoel Zadkiel Zerachiel Groups Seraphim Chayot Ophanim Cherubim Hashmallim Ishim Sons of God Recording angels...
referring to one of the ranks of angels (corresponding to the Hebrew Arelim or Ophanim). This concept was expanded upon by Thomas Aquinas in his Summa Theologica...
Sachiel Samael Samyaza Sandalphon Tzaphqiel Yahoel Zadkiel Zerachiel Groups Seraphim Chayot Ophanim Cherubim Hashmallim Ishim Sons of God Recording angels...
Sachiel Samael Samyaza Sandalphon Tzaphqiel Yahoel Zadkiel Zerachiel Groups Seraphim Chayot Ophanim Cherubim Hashmallim Ishim Sons of God Recording angels...
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