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"Azrael, Angel of Death" by Sarah N. Snyder

SF&F Picture 3 out of 21 by Sarah N. Snyder

SciFi and Fantasy Art Azrael, Angel of Death by Sarah N. Snyder

Azrael, the Jewish (and I think Muslim, too) angel of Death. Not quite accurate, since according to legend he has 7,000 feet, 4,000 wings (there may be a missing 0 in those numbers), and a number of eyes and tongues equal to the number of people on earth. When he blinks an eye, someone dies. (I believe it's a sign that someone has died, not that he's killing them.) Info taken from heavensangel.net. 'AZRAEL-The much feared angel of death in both Islamic and Hebrew lore, whose name means 'whom God helps.' Among the Muslims, Azrael possesses four thousand wings and seventy thousand feet. Most important, he was given a supply of eyes and tongues exactly equal to the number of people inhabiting the world. Each time Azrael blinks one of his eyes, it signifies that another person has died. He came to the task by virtue of a surprisingly difficult job given to the angel of God. the Lord commanded that Michael, Gabriel, and Israfel journey to the earth and return with seven handfuls of dirt with which God planned to create Adam. The earth, however, refused to give up its treasure, moaning that mankind should not be created because they would turn against God and bring only sadness. As the three angels returned empty-handed, the Lord chose a fourth, Azrael. Far more determined, Azrael wrenched from the earth the dirt and brought it before the heavenly throne. As a reward, God made Azrael the angel responsible for separating the human soul from the body at the moment of death. Aside from his blinking eyes, Azrael also keeps track of the dying by scribbling ceaselessly into a mighty book. He writes into the book the births of the living and just as often erases other names-those who have died. Azrael is actually to be identified with Raphael, the archangel most closely associated with the life of humanity. (See also Death, Angel of.)'

Date	Name	Comment
31 Jul 2003	Emilee Fae Claire	Loading... Good job with shading and details ^.^ Sarah N. Snyder replies: "Thanks much! This was actually supposed to be an art project, but I never turned it in... I turned in another pencil piece I would've put here in its place. Kinda glad I didn't. ^^;;"
4 Nov 2003	Anonymous	Loading... I believe that the physical description is metaphorical to explain the speed of death.
28 Nov 2003	Anonymous	Loading... This is NOT Azrael, the Angel of Death. This comic/game garbage is very misleading to folks in search of real information on the Angel of Death Sarah N. Snyder replies: "Ah, well, okay... I haven't played any games or read any comics with Azrael in them, all my information came from the internet or books. Plus it's kind of hard to get a picture of him... If you have any suggestions for accurate information, I'd be happy to look."
4 Jan 2004	Anastasia K. Ward	Loading... Life is ticking for those that live, and you have captured this like a great artist!
21 Apr 2006	Same nitpicker from the hand picture...im alex	Loading... Actually azrael is mentioned in muslim, jewish and christian holy books...Kinda a universal concept.

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About 'Azrael, Angel of Death':

• Status: OK
• Created by:

Sarah N. Snyder
• Copyright: ©Sarah N. Snyder. All rights reserved!

• Keywords: Azrael, Angel, Death, Fire
• Categories: Angels, Religious, Spiritual, Holy, Body Study, Man, Men
• Techniques: Pencil/Graphite Pen
• Submitted: 2003-07-09 22:50:14
• Views: 2258
• Resolution: 525x700

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