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A-Z: General definitions: Seraph
Definition
Seraphs were winged serpents whose images decorated many of the thrones of the Egyptian Pharaohs, thought to act as guardians over the king. The Israelites adopted the symbolism for God's throne. The prophet Isaiah saw the seraphim (plural of 'seraph') as agents of God who prepared him to give God's message to Judah. See Angels.
Translation
Hebrew: 'the burning one'.A snake. In some religions and mythologies seen as the embodiment of deceit, cunning and evil, and associated with Satan.
In the Old Testament the land where Joseph and Jacob found sustenance in times of famine, though later Israelites were held captive and made to work as slaves for the Pharaoh.
In the Old Testament the title of the rulers of Egypt.
Descendants of Israel (Jacob) and occupants of Israel.
The Bible describes God as the unique supreme being, creator and ruler of the universe.
Someone who conveys God's message to human beings or speaks about the future sometimes through words alone, sometimes through dramatic actions.
Old Testament prophet who lived in Jerusalem in the 7th century BCE, and prophesied under King Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah. He is regarded as one of the greatest Old Testament prophets.
The Bible describes God as the unique supreme being, creator and ruler of the universe.
1. The fourth son of Jacob. 2. One of the twelve tribes of Israel. 3. The kingdom which covered the southern area of Palestine.
Supernatural beings closely linked with the work of God; his messengers, traditionally portrayed as having a winged human form.
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