Does anyone know the name of the "angel of death"?

Question

And don't say something like the grim reaper. He has a real name. I think it is azrael or something like that. And can you tell me if his/her name has a special definition in judaism? And what is it? Thank you!

-Peace

Answer 1

I think it's Azrael?

"In Muslim and Islam theology, Azrael is the Angel of Death who is "forever writing in a large book and forever erasing what he writes: what he writes is the birth of man, what he erases is the name of the man at death."

Other faiths name the Angel of Death as a different angel:


In Judeo-Christian lore, Michael, Gabriel, Sammael, and Sariel all all named as the angel of death.

In Zoroastrianism the angel of death is Mairya.

In Babylon it is Mot.

In Rabbinical lore there are 14 angels of death: Yetzerhara, Adriel, Yehudiam, Abaddon, Sammael, Azrael, Metatron, Gabriel, Mashhit, Hemah, Malach ha-Mavet, Kafziel, Kesef, and Leviathan.

In Falasha lore it is Suriel.

The Arabic angel is Azrael.

Jewish lore says this angel is Rahab, who, lore goes on to say, was destroyed by God for refusing to part the waters of the red sea. The new angel of death then became Yama (Malach ha-Mavet).

The Talmud says the angel of death was equated with Satan, and thus became the legend that the angel of death was evil, rather than the good angel he is.

Azrael, also known as Izra'il, one of the four Archangels of Islam (Mikhail, Djibril, and Israfil), is pictured as having gigantic proportions: one foot rests in either the forth or the seventh heaven, while the other is on the bridge between hell and paradise. Supposedly Azrael brought God a handful of earth from which to create Adam and therefore earned his title as the Angel of Death. Izra'il keeps a roll of humanity, on which the names of the damned are circle in black and the names of the blessed, in light. When a person's day of death approaches, a leaf with the person's name on it falls from the tree beneath God's throne. After forty days have passed, Izra'il must sever the individual's soul from his or her body.

Azrael will be the last to die, but will do so at the second trump of the Archangel. He is the angel who accompanies your soul to Heaven.

The phrase 'the Wings of Azrael' refers to the approach of death; the signs of death coming on the dying."

Answer 2

I first heard of Azrael from the movie Fallen (denzel washington). The name does not appear in the bible nor is there a reference to the angel of death. But i guess Azrael is mentioned in the Quran???

Answer 3

Samael, in Judaism.
Azrael, the Islamic angel of death.
Sariel, thought by some to be another name of Azrael, in Judaism.
Satan, who is said to have "the power of death".

Answer 4

If you are refering to the one that passed over the houses of the Israelites in the first passover, it was not an angel of death - but the LORD himself. In the book of the revelation "Apollyon" or "Abaddon" both mean destroyer and he was the king of those demonic angels arising from the abyss to torment the souls of men who were not sealed with the name of God during the Great Tribulation.

Answer 5

I believe the angel of death is Azrael...if you want to read up a little bit, the link is below...Hope it helps...

Answer 6

Gabriel

Answer 7

George W. Bush

Answer 8

In Judeo-Christian mythology, it is "Azrael." It means "helped by God."

Answer 9

Skerskin

Answer 10

Howard.