Zephon (angel)

In the Book of Enoch, Zephon, also Zepho (Heb. צפון "hidden") was an angel, sent by the archangel Gabriel together with Ithuriel, to find out the location of Satan after his Fall.

In Canaanite Religion Zephon was also identified with Jebel Aqra, the home of the Elohim, from which Yahu was cast out.

According to John Milton's Paradise Lost Zephon is a cherub and a guardian prince of Paradise.

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.