Angel of Death - Religion

Religion

Hebrew Bible
  • The Passover "Angel of Death", a destroying angel commonly described as the deliverer of the tenth plague in the Book of Exodus
  • Destroying angel (Bible) – other destroying angels, named and unnamed, in the Bible
Later Judaism
  • Michael, carries Adam to his grave in some texts
  • Gabriel, angel of death over kings
  • Samael
Christianity
  • Michael, good angel of death
  • Samael, evil angel of death
  • Abaddon, also called Apollyon, a destroying angel in the Book of Revelation
  • Santa Muerte – a sacred figure venerated primarily in Mexico and the United States, possibly a syncretism between Mesoamerican and Catholic beliefs (the name literally translates to "Holy Death" or "Saint Death")
Islam
  • Azrael

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