Angels

Angels – often understood as messengers of God or supernatural beings – appear widely throughout Tanakh, rabbinic literature, kabbalistic literature, and Jewish liturgy. In the Torah, they often convey messages, like when an angel informs Hagar that she will give birth to a son, or when an angel tells Abraham not to sacrifice Isaac. In the books of the Prophets, angels are also featured as part of visions and prophecies. Later Jewish texts expand on the nature of angels, describing the roles and attributes of specific angels and how the belief in angels shapes certain Jewish practices.