Hadraniel
Hadraniel (or Hadrianiel among other variant spellings), whose name means "majesty [or greatness] of God", is an
Angelology assigned as gatekeeper at the second gate in heaven.[1] He is supposed to be more than sixty myriads of parasangs
(approximately 2.1 million miles or 3.4 million kilometers) tall and a daunting figure to face.
When Moses arrived in heaven to get the
Revelation of Moses, "with every word from his (Hadraniel's) mouth go forth 12,000 flashes of lightning."[4]
In
Adam about Adam's possession of the Book of the Angel Raziel
, which was said to contain secret information that not even the angels knew.
See also
References
- ^ Davidson, Gustav (1967), A Dictionary of Angels, Including The Fallen Angels, p. 132, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 66-19757
- ^ Pesikta Rabbati 20:3
- ^ The Zohar[permanent dead link], Vol. 9 - Beshalach, Section 21
- ^ The Revelation of Moses from "Hebrew Visions of Hell and Paradise," Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1893 at sacred-texts.com
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