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there was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provokes jealousy” (Ezekiel 8:3). “And he brought me into the inner court of YHWH’s House, and behold at the opening of the Entrance Hall of the Sanctuary of God, between the porch and the altar were about 25 men with their backs toward the Temple o
God said to Michael, the ministering angel of the Jewish people: Michael, your nation has sinned (see Daniel 10:21). He replied: God! may it be enough for the good people among them to save them from destruction. He said to him: I will burn them and the good among them because the good do not rebuk
Rav Ḥana bar Bizna said that R' Shimon Ḥasida said: If it were not for the fact that the embers cooled as they were passed from the hand of the cherub to the hand of Gabriel, instead of Gabriel taking the embers directly himself as he had been told, not a remnant or a refugee of the enemies of the
The Talmud continues. And it is written: “And behold, the man clothed in linen with the slate by his side, reported the matter saying: I have done as You have commanded me” (Ezekiel 9:11). R' Yoḥanan said: At that moment, they cast out Gabriel from behind the curtain [pargod], where the inner angel
They then brought Dubiel, the ministering angel of the Persians and put him in the place of [baḥarikei] Gabriel and he served for 21 days. As it is written: “But the prince of the kingdom of Persia stood opposed to me for 21 days, but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me and I rem