4 myths
The celestial palaces, the seven firmaments, and the geography of the upper worlds as mapped by Jewish mystics.
4 myths on JewishMythology.com retell how Jewish tradition imagines heavenly realms, drawn from the Hebrew Bible, Midrash, Talmud, Kabbalah, and later Jewish literature. Each story below synthesizes primary sources into a single narrative; follow any myth to read it, and from there into the source passages behind it.
Ezekiel saw four creatures whose wings sounded like rushing water. Then the wings went slack. They were not resting: their legs are straight and do not bend.
When the angel of a rival nation rises to accuse Israel before the throne, Michael and Gabriel step forward to argue the other side.
In the fourth palace of heaven, thousands of angels gather at Sabbath tables. An angelic overseer watches to see who rejoices and who does not.
Lot was saved from Sodom once in battle, once from fire. Both times he returned. The texts explain what the city offered him and what the return cost.
