Seraphiel
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Seraphiel (Hebrew שׂרפיאל) is the name of an angel in the apocryphal Book of Enoch.
One of the angels named as chief of the seraphim; one of eight judge angels and a prince of the merkabah. In 3 Enoch, Seraphiel is described as an enormous, brilliant angel as tall as the seven heavens with a face like the face of angels and a body like the body of eagles. He is beautiful like lightning and the light of the morning star. As chief of the seraphim, he is committed to their care and teaches them songs to sing for the glorification of God. In magical lore, Seraphiel is one of the rulers of Tuesday and also the planet Mercury. He is invoked from the North.
The physical description of Seraphiel is very close to the classic depiction of Ahura Mazda, the single God of Zoroastrianism, although no one can say for sure which came first.
Seraphiel shares his rank as highest of the seraphim with Jehoel, Metatron, and sometimes St. Michael.
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