Sandalphon - Wikipedia

Sandalphon (Hebrew: סַנְדַּלְפוֹן Sandalp̄ōn; Greek: Σανδαλφών Sandalfón) is an archangel in Jewish and Christian writings, although not in scripture. Sandalphon FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch ArchangelinJewishandChristianwritings SandalphonbyFlorenceFreeman Sandalphon(Hebrew:סַנְדַּלְפוֹןSandalp̄ōn;Greek:ΣανδαλφώνSandalfón)isanarchangelinJewishandChristianwritings,althoughnotinscripture.SandalphonfiguresprominentlyinthemysticalliterarytraditionsofRabbinicJudaismandearlyChristianity,notablyintheMidrash,Talmud,andKabbalahandisgenerallyseenasgatheringprayersandpassingthemontoGod. Contents 1Origin 2Meaningofname 3Descriptionsandfunctions 4Inliterature 5References 6Externallinks Origin[edit] Thoughnotexplicitlyreferencedinscripture,someoftheearliestsourcesonSandalphonrefertohimastheprophetElijahtransfiguredandrisentoangelicstatus.[1]Othersources(mainlyfromthemidrashicperiod)describehimasthe"twinbrother"ofMetatron,whosehumanoriginasEnochissimilartothehumanoriginofSandalphon.[2] Meaningofname[edit] ThenameSandalphon,whichmayberelatedtotheHebrewsandek,godfather(therebycorrespondingtothetraditionofastationheldbyElijahwithregardtoevocationoftheprophetinhiscapacitybeingprotectorofunbornchildren[3]),mayalsobederivedfromtheGreekprefixsym-/syn-,meaning"together",andadelphos,meaning"brother";thusapproximatelymeaning"co-brother",sincethemodernGreekwordfor"co-worker",synadelfos(συνάδελφος),hastheserootsasseenintheBookofRevelation,chapter19,verse10.ThisprobablyreferstoSandalphon'srelationshiptoMetatron,thoughthisderivationshowsuncertainSemiticinfluences.[4] Descriptionsandfunctions[edit] PhysicaldescriptionsofSandalphonvarydependingonthesource.Heisuniformlydepictedasextremelytall—heexceedsHadranielinheightbya500-yearfootjourney.[5][6]DuringMoses'visittotheThirdHeaven,heissaidtohaveglimpsedSandalphonandcalledhimthe"tallangel",thoughthislegenddatestomuchlaterthanthetimeoftheTorah.TheBabylonianTalmudHagigah13bsaysSandalphon'sheadreachesHeaven,whichisalsosaidofIsrafilandoftheGreekmonsterTyphon,withwhomSandalphonseemstohavesimilarmythologicalroots.Heisalsodescribedasbeingamemberoftheśārim(Hebrew:שָׂרִים"princes"),andaHazzan(חַזָּןmasterofheavenlysong). IntheGreaterKeyofSolomon,Sandalphonisdesignated"theleft-handfemininecheruboftheArkoftheCovenant".IntheliturgyforSukkot,heiscreditedwithgatheringtheprayersofthefaithful,makingagarlandofsuchprayers,andthen"adjuringthemtoascendasanorbtothesupremeKingofKings".IntheZoharheis"chiefoftheSeventhHeaven".[7]AsMichaeldoes,hecarriesonaceaselessbattlewithSamael(perhapsSatan),angelofevil. TheancientsagesalsoreferredtohimbythenameOfan(אוֹפַן"wheel"),areferencetothe"wheelwithinthewheel"fromEzekiel'svisionoftheheavenlychariotintheBookofEzekielchapter1.[8]Sandalphonisalsosaidtobeinstrumentalinbringingaboutthedifferentiationofsexintheembryo.[7] IbnHazmmentionsSandalphonasanangel"whoservesthecrown".HediscussesJews,thoughregardingMetatronasanangel,celebratingMetatronasalessergod10dayseachyear,probablyareferencetoRoshHashanahinconnectionwithMerkabahmysticismthatMetatrontookpartonthecreationoftheworld.[9] InKabbalah,SandalphonistheangelwhorepresentsthesefirahMalkuth[10]andoverlaps(orisconfusedwith)theangelMetatron.HeissaidtoappearbeforethefemininepresenceoftheShekhinah[1]andtoreceivehumanprayersandsendthemtoGod. Inliterature[edit] SandalphonistheeponymoussubjectofHenryWadsworthLongfellow'spoem"Sandalphon".[11] References[edit] ^abDavidson,Gustav(1967),ADictionaryofAngels,IncludingTheFallenAngels,FreePress,p.257,LibraryofCongressCatalogCardNumber:66-19757,ISBN 9780029070505 ^AngelPrinces ^Kolatch,AlfredJ.TheJewishBookofWhy.JonathanDavid:NewYork,1995.ISBN 0-8246-0256-0. ^SandalfonatJewishEncyclopedia.com ^PesiktaRabbati20:3 ^"WhoisMetatron"Archived2007-01-02attheWaybackMachineatHebrewWitnessArchived2006-12-05attheWaybackMachine ^abLewis,JamesR.,Oliver,EvelynDorothy,SisungKelleS.(Editor)(1996),AngelsAtoZ,Entry:Sandalphon,pp.352,353,VisibleInkPress,ISBN 0-7876-0652-9 ^Pick,Bernard(1913),TheCabala,Chapter2:"TheDevelopmentoftheCabalainThePre-ZoharPeriod",atsacred-texts.com ^HavaLazarus-YafehIntertwinedWorlds:MedievalIslamandBibleCriticismPrincetonUniversityPress2004ISBN 9781400862733p.32 ^"TheWorldofBeriah(Creation)",AStudyofTheBookofRevelationatYashanet ^Longfellow,HenryWadsworth(1886)[1841]."Sandalphon".TheWorksofHenryWadsworthLongfellow:ThePoeticalWorks.Boston:Houghton,MifflinandCompany.pp. 175–176. 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