Zadkiel
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Zadkiel ( , 'God is my Righteousness'), also known as Hasdiel, is an archangel in Jewish and Christian angelology. Zadkiel is the archangel of kindness, benevolence and mercy.
Key facts
- Saint.name
- Zadkiel
- Saint.image
- Sanctus Zadkiel.jpg
- Saint.caption
- , stained glass window at St Michael's Church, Brighton, England.
- Saint.titles
- Archangel
- Saint.venerated_in
- Judaism, Anglicanism, Coptic Orthodoxy
- Saint.attributes
- Dagger
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- Abraham sacrifice
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- In popular culture
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Zadkiel ( , 'God is my Righteousness'), also known as Hasdiel, is an archangel in Jewish and Christian angelology. Zadkiel is the archangel of kindness, benevolence and mercy.
== Abraham sacrifice == As an angel of mercy, some texts claim that Zadkiel is the unnamed biblical Angel of the Lord who holds back Abraham to prevent the patriarch from sacrificing his son, Isaac. Because of this, he is usually shown holding a dagger. Other texts cite Michael or Tadhiel or some other angel as the angel intended, while others interpret the Angel of the Lord as a theophany.
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