Metatron in Jewish Mythology

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The highest of the angels in Jewish mysticism, called the Prince of the Presence and the heavenly scribe; rabbinic and Hekhalot tradition identifies him with the patriarch Enoch, transformed after his ascent to heaven.

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Beware Lest You Return My Son to That Place

Bereshit Rabbah Midrash Rabbah

In the Torah, we find Abraham, the patriarch, facing just such a moment when sending his servant, Eliezer, to find a wife for his son, Isaac. It's a journey fraught with responsibi...

Metatron — Enoch at the Dawn of Creation

The Midrash of Philo Philo of Alexandria

The one who, according to (Genesis 5:24), simply "was not, for God took him." A verse so simple, yet so… strange. What does it even mean? That’s the question that sets the stage fo...

Moses Argued With God About Dying

Midrash Tanchuma Midrash Tanchuma

God told Moses: "Do not speak to Me on this matter again" (Deuteronomy 3:26). The decree was final. But Moses argued anyway. Rabbi Abbahu offered a parable. A nobleman found a magn...