Mal’akh Yahweh

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Mal’akh Yahweh is presented as a chief angelic figure who appears alongside other angels in prophetic visions, holding a certain primacy among them. The text links this being with theophanic appearances of Yahweh, suggesting a role as a divine messenger or manifestation.

When

First attested: 700 BCE
Attested period: -700 – 2020
Historical notes: Appears in later prophetic literature such as Ezekiel and Zechariah.

Relationships

co occurs with: bnē Elohim, Satan, Gabriel, Raphael, Seraphim, Michael, cherubim

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Mentioned by

Satan
Gabriel
Raphael
Seraphim
Michael
cherubim

Sources

encyclopedia (1)

Angel (Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed.) (1911)

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Source passages

“the Mal’akh Yahweh seems to hold a certain primacy among them.”
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