Hierarchy of Angels can be found in the angelology Angels are messengers of God in the Hebrew Bible , the New Testament and the Quran. The term "angel" has also been expanded to various notions of "spiritual beings" found in many other religious traditions. Other roles of angels include protecting and guiding human beings of different religious traditions:
- Christian angelic hierarchy According to medieval Christian theologians, the Angels are organized into several orders, or Angelic Choirs
- Jewish angelic hierarchy Maimonides, in his Yad ha-Chazakah: Yesodei ha-Torah, counts ten ranks of angels in the Jewish angelic hierarchy, beginning from the highest:
- Kabbalistic angelic hierarchy According to the Kabbalah as described by the Golden Dawn there are ten archangels, each commanding one of the choir of angels and corresponding to one of the Sephirot. It is similar to the Jewish angelic hierarchy
- Islamic angelic hierarchy Angels in Islam are light-based creatures, created from light by God to serve and worship Him
- Zoroastrian angelic hierarchy Yazata is the Avestan language word for a Zoroastrian concept. The word has a wide range of meanings but generally signifies a divinity. The term literally means "worthy of worship" or "worthy of veneration."
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