A Popular Dictionary of Judaism
Divine messenger. Angels appear in various Biblical stories (e.g.
at *Abraham’s *sacrifice of Isaac, to *Jacob in a dream and to *Balaam’s donkey). They are mentioned in the *prophetic books, in the *Apocrypha, the *Midrash, the *Talmud and in the traditional liturgy. They were also included in the *kabbalistic world view. Many authorities today however regard them as symbolic figures who have no literal existence.
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