The name Angel comes from the Greek word for the heavenly being, Angelos, which means “messenger.” Angelus is the medieval Latin masculine name from which the name Angel was derived.
In Christianity, angels are the messengers of God.
The 72 Shem Ha-Mephorash Angels are derived from the Jewish mystical tradition known as Kabbalah. These angels are believed to represent the 72 divine names or aspects of God, each with its own unique function and purpose.
It most likely refers to the Angles, a Germanic people originating in the north German peninsula of Angeln, that is, the region of today's Lower Saxony that joins the Jutland Peninsula. (There are also various hypotheses for the origin of the name 'Angeln'.)
The word angel derives from the Greek angelos, meaning "messenger." It is used in the Bible to denote God's attendants, with angels often depicted as being guardians of humans, an idea found in ancient Asian cultures as well.
An angel is a spiritual (without a physical body), heavenly, or supernatural being, usually humanoid with bird-like wings. In Western belief-systems the term is often used to distinguish benevolent from malevolent intermediary beings. Statue of the angel of the Annunciation, c.
Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Selaphiel (Salathiel), Jegudiel (Jehudiel), Barachiel, and the eighth, Jerahmeel (Jeremiel) (The Synaxis of the Chief of the Heavenly Hosts, Archangel Michael and the Other Heavenly Bodiless Powers: Feast Day: November 8).
Early history It was named after lands belonging to St John's Priory. The building was being used as an inn by the end of the 16th century and was known as the Angel by 1614. The inn took its name from the Angel of the Annunciation which appeared on the sign.