Definition/Summary:
Seraph
- “the burning one
- Angels aka Seraphim
Religion
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The highest order of the nine fold celestial hierarchy, associated with light, ardor, and purity.
Ancient Egypt
- Mischievous beings who tamper with ones fate
Expanded info:
Book of Enoch
- cherubim, as the heavenly creatures standing nearest to the throne of God
- AKA “serpents”, “dragons” named the Ikoset
Add/Misc:
Second Book of Enoch
- The celestial beings are equated with the seraphim and cherubim, known as the phoenixes and the chalkydri “water-serpent” “brazen hydras”, “copper serpents”
- They are the “flying elements of the sun” that reside in either the 4th or 6th heaven, who have twelve wings and burst into song at sunrise