Metatron

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Metatron (Mishnaic Hebrew: מֶטָטְרוֹן Meṭāṭrōn), or Matatron (מַטַּטְרוֹן, Maṭṭaṭrōn), is an angel in Judaism. Metatron is mentioned three times in the Talmud, in a few brief passages in the Aggadah, the Targum, and in mystical Kabbalistic texts within Rabbinic literature. In Rabbinic literature, he is sometimes portrayed as serving as the celestial scribe. The name Metatron is not mentioned in the Torah or the Bible, and how the name originated is a matter of debate. In some branches of Sufism, particularly within esoteric or mystical contexts, he is recognized as an Angel and also known as Mīṭaṭrūn (Arabic: ميططرون), the angel of the veil. In Jewish Apocrypha, early Kabbalah, and rabbinic literature, Metatron is the name that Enoch received after his transformation into an angel. Jewish literature, such as the Sefer Hekhalot (3 Enoch), also mentions Metatron as an archangel, called the "highest of the angels", though the acceptance of this angel is not canonical in all branches of the...

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