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Punitive angel in Judeo-Christian folklore
In
Judeo-Christian folklore the
angel Kushiel , meaning "Rigid One of God", punishes individuals in
Hell .
[1]
In Hebrew writings
Kushiel is one of seven angels of punishment along with
Hutriel ,
Lahatiel ,
Makatiel ,
Puriel (also written Pusiel),
Rogziel and
Shoftiel .
[2]
As a "presiding angel of Hell," he is said to punish nations with a whip made of fire,
[1] although, along with the other angels of punishment, is reported in
Second Book of Enoch 10:3 to dwell in the
third heaven .
[3]
In popular culture
In 2001, Kushiel first appeared as a character in
Jacqueline Carey 's series of novels entitled
Kushiel's Legacy . Kushiel was the punishing angel of the
Yeshuites' One God
[4]
See also
References
^
a
b Davidson, Gustav (1967),
A Dictionary of Angels, Including The Fallen Angels , Free Press, p. 168, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 66-19757,
ISBN
9780029070505
^
"The Angels of Punishment and The Fallen Angels" . Archived from
the original on 2010-05-25. Retrieved 2007-01-20 .
^ Davidson, Gustav (1967),
A Dictionary of Angels, Including The Fallen Angels , Free Press, p. 41, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 66-19757,
ISBN
9780029070505
^ Wilson, D. B. (2009).
"Counterfactual Christianity: myth and re-imagined religion in Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel's Legacy" . Literature and Aesthetics . 19 (2): 236–261. Retrieved 2022-12-26 – via Academia.edu.