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Dec 24, 2018 · The Catholic Church teaches that the archangel Michael escorts the souls of those who have died to the afterlife, where God judges their earthly lives. Cite this Article. The angel of death is the divine being believed to comfort souls and accompany them into another dimension.
Angel of Death; Associated religions: Islam and Judaism: Attributes: Archangel; psychopomp; wings; cloak. Associations: Jibrāʾīl, Mīkāʾīl, and Isrāfīl (in Islam) Alternate spellings: ʿĂzarʾēl; ʿAzrāʾīl; ʿIzrāʾīl; Ajrā-īl; Ezrā’ël; Appearance in text: Quran (Surah As-Sajdah) Bible (Apocalypse of Peter)
- ʿĂzarʾēl, ʿAzrāʾīl, ʿIzrāʾīl, Ajrā-īl, Ezrā’ël
Sep 9, 2021 · Angels of Death in the Bible When looking at Scripture, it appears angels do have a hand in some instances of death and destruction. For instance, an angel of the Lord in 2 Kings 19:35 goes out at night and kills 185,000 Assyrians.
Azrael, in Islam, the angel of death who separates souls from their bodies; he is one of the four archangels (with Jibrīl, Mīkāl, and Isrāfīl) and the Islamic counterpart of the Judeo-Christian angel of death, who is sometimes called Azrael. Azrael is of cosmic size: with his 4,000 wings and a body
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The angel sent by God to bring about death is known as malakh ha-mavetin Hebrew. There are no references in the Bible to a specific angel of death but the concept is found frequently in rabbinic literature and in Jewish folklore.
- Rabbi Louis Jacobs
Nov 5, 2009 · Josef Mengele, known as the “Angel of Death,” dies. Dr. Josef Mengele, the infamous Nazi doctor who performed medical experiments at the Auschwitz death camps, dies of a stroke while...
Mar 26, 2024 · Todesengel (German: “Angel of Death”) Born: March 16, 1911, Günzburg, Germany. Died: February 7, 1979, Enseada da Bertioga, near São Paulo, Brazil (aged 67) Political Affiliation: Nazi Party. Role In: Holocaust.
