Erelim

Erelim (Hebrew: אֶרְאֶלִּים‎, from erelam, Hebrew: אֶרְאֶלָּ֔ם‎, “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]

See also

References
  1. "Chabad". Chabad.
  2. Scherman, Rabbi Nosson (1996). Stone Edition Tanach. ArtScroll Mesorah Publications. p. 1008. ISBN 978-0827608047.
  3. Dennis, Geoffrey W. (2016). The Encyclopedia of Jewish Myth, Magic, and Mysticism: Second Edition. Llewellyn. p. 128. ISBN 978-0738745916.
  4. Davidson, Gustav (1994). Dictionary of Angels: Including the Fallen Angels. Free Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-0029070529.
  5. Davidson, Gustav (1994). Dictionary of Angels: Including the Fallen Angels. Free Press. p. 337. ISBN 978-0029070529.
  6. Maimon, Salomon. "Mishneh Torah". Sefaria.
  7. Davidson, Gustav (1994). Dictionary of Angels: Including the Fallen Angels. Free Press. p. 336. ISBN 978-0029070529.
  8. Maimon, Salomon. "Yesodei haTorah". Chabad.
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