Sariel: Difference between revisions

In the Greek version of the Book of Enoch, Sariēl is one of the seven holy angels who watch; the Ethiopic version instead has the name Saraqâêl.<ref>{{Cite Book|book=The Ethiopic Version of the Book of Enoch Edited from Twenty-Three Mss. Together With the Fragmentary Greek and Latin Versions|author=R. H. Charles|publyear=1906|page=pp. 52-53 (Enoch 20:6)|publisher=Clarendon Press}}</ref> In the Ethiopic version of Enoch, there is a fallen angel named Sariêl, who is mentioned to have been one of the leaders of the fallen angels<ref name="Enoch 6:7">{{Cite Book|book=The Ethiopic Version of the Book of Enoch Edited from Twenty-Three Mss. Together With the Fragmentary Greek and Latin Versions|author=R. H. Charles|publyear=1906|page=pp. 14-15 (Enoch 6:7)|publisher=Clarendon Press}}</ref> and to have taught humans the course of the moon;<ref name="Enoch 8:3">{{Cite Book|book=The Ethiopic Version of the Book of Enoch Edited from Twenty-Three Mss. Together With the Fragmentary Greek and Latin Versions|author=R. H. Charles|publyear=1906|page=pp. 18-19 (Enoch 8:3)|publisher=Clarendon Press}}</ref> the Greek version of Enoch instead calls this angel Seriēl.<ref name="Enoch 6:7"/><ref name="Enoch 8:3"/> In the Aramaic fragments, along with the mention amongst the seven holy angels, the angel Śārîʾēl is also mentioned in a few other locations where the Ethiopic and Greek have [[Uriel]] or Istrael as one of four angels along with [[Michael]], [[Raphael]], and [[Gabriel]].<ref name="sariel uriel">{{Cite Book|book=The Books of Enoch: Aramaic Fragments of Qumrân Cave 4|publyear=1976|author=J. T. Milik|publisher=Clarendon Press|isbn={{ISBN|978-0-19-826161-2}}|page=pp. 171-174}}</ref> The fallen angel Sariêl/Seriēl is called Śahărîʾēl, meaning "moon of God".<ref>{{Cite Book|book=The Books of Enoch: Aramaic Fragments of Qumrân Cave 4|publyear=1976|author=J. T. Milik|publisher=Clarendon Press|isbn={{ISBN|978-0-19-826161-2}}|page=p. 154}}</ref>

In the War Scroll, Sariel is one of four angels (along with Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael) whose name is to be written on the shields of tower soldiers.<ref name="sariel uriel"/>