Angelic choir
Seraphim
Seraphim (Fiery Serpents)
1 correspondence · 0 with an ancient or scriptural source · 0 with no source located
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The oldest attribution here is Angelic choir of Geburah, first attested 1170 CE.
Angelic choir of
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Geburah
Traditional- Who says so
- Not yet attributed to a school
- Earliest verified attestation
- 1170 CE
- Ancient or scriptural source
- Not yet investigated
Fifth of Maimonides's ranks. From Isaiah 6:2. Both Maimonides and the Zohar place Seraphim high in the hierarchy but disagree on exact ordering.
Evidence
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Maimonides (Moses ben Maimon, Rambam), Mishneh Torah, 1170–1180 — Yesodei HaTorah 2:7
There are ten names given to the angels: Chayot HaKodesh, Ophanim, Erelim, Chashmalim, Seraphim, Malachim, Elohim, B'nei Elohim, Cherubim, and Ishim.
Maimonides's ten angelic ranks. The pairing of each class with a specific sephirah is a later Kabbalistic development. Available on Sefaria.
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Aleister Crowley, 777, 1907–1909 — Table VI, col. IX