Puriel

Puriel (also Pyriel, Puruel, Pusiel and Pyruel) is an angel who appears in the apocryphal work of the Testament of Abraham, the 2nd century apocalyptic tale of Abraham's journey to heaven.[1] Puriel is described as "fiery and pitiless,"[2] and is one of the two angels (along with Dokiel) charged with the task of examining the soul of each person brought to heaven after death.[3]

His name means "Light of Heaven". He came to fight the first war for God. He led the army against Satan when Lucifer fell from grace.

References

  1. ^ Abraham, Testament of at jewishencyclopedia.com
  2. ^ Davidson, Gustav (1967), A Dictionary of Angels, Including The Fallen Angels, p. 230, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 66-19757
  3. ^ Angels in Judaism at the Internet Encyclopedia of Religion