Abaddon
Abaddon is named as an angel in the New Testament. The text mentions Abaddon in Revelation 9:11.
↻ synthesized from 8 sources
When
- First attested
- 300 BCE
- Attested period
- -300 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in the New Testament.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- guardian angel, Asmodaeus, Beelzebub, Belial, Santa Muerte, Yama, Psychopomp, Shinigami, Sejadin, Nasirdîn, Destroying angel, Azrael, Mot, Mastema, Dumah, Hades, Gabriel, Michael, Samael
- has aspect
- Apollyon
Mentioned by
Sources
- peer reviewed
- peer reviewed
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“The only other named angels in the New Testament are Michael (in Jude 1:9 and Revelation 12:7) and Abaddon (in Revelation 9:11).”
#1995 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Revelation 9:11 describes Abaddon, whose name is translated into Greek as Apollyon, meaning 'the destroyer', as an angel who rules the Abyss. In modern usage, Abaddon is sometimes equated with Satan.”
#2258 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“In the 3rd-century Gnostic text Acts of Thomas, Abaddon is the name of a demon, or the devil himself. Abaddon was first named Muriel, and had been given the task by God of collecting the earth that would be used in the creation of Adam.”
#2394 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Abaddon, also called Apollyon, a destroying angel in the Book of Revelation”
#14605 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Abaddon Azrael Punishment of the Grave”
#39904 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001