Gadreel

Other Names / Variants: Gadriel
Meaning of Name in Aramaic "God is my helper"

Gadreel - one of the fallen angels in Enoch lore.  It was Gadreel who, reputedly, led Eve astray - which, if true, would make Gadreel rather than Satan the talking serpent and seducer in the Garden of Eden.  Like Azazel, Gadreel made man familiar with weapons of war (Enoch I, 69, 6).  The IV Book of Maccabees refers to the seduction of Eve, but speaks of her as protesting that "no false beguiling serpent" sullied "the purity of my maidenhood."  Gadreel is not mentioned by name in this source.  (a)  -Gadriel is the alternate name provided for Gadreel

Gadriel - chief ruling angel of the 5th Heaven in charge of wars among nations. [see Gadreel.]  When a prayer ascends to Heaven, Gadriel crowns it, then accompanies it to the 6h Heaven. [Rf. The Zohar (Exodus 202a).]  Sandalphon, another great angel, is also said to crown prayers for transmission - not, however, from heaven to heaven, but direct from man to God. (a)


Resource List:

(a) "The Dictionary of Angels" by Gustav Davidson, © 1967


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