The Uriel Arc is one of the seven archangels, according to the tradition of Rabbinical Judaism and also in some Christian traditions, such as Orthodox and Coptic .
This is the patron of the arts, who announced to Noah the flood, the cherub that stands at the gates of Eden and one of the angels who buried the Adélie and Abel.
It has been called Nuriel, Uryan, Jeremiel, Vretil, Suriel, Auriel, Puruel, Phanuel, Fanuel or Jehoel, but always referring to the angel of light, since Uriel is the light of the stars . His name means God is my light and also Fire of God .
The Alexander Uriel in Judaism and Christianity
In the ten oldest books in the Bible, angels are not designated by their own names. Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish (230 270) assured that all the names of the angels were adopted after the exile, under the influence of the Babylonian traditions.
There are many contemporary commentators who agree with such an opinion. It is in the Book of Enoch that Uriel is first mentioned in a list of seven angels. They are followed by Rafael, Raguel, Miguel, Sariel, Gabriel and Remiel.
Uriel is mentioned in several works of intertestamental apocalyptic literature (from 250 BC to 50 AD). In Solomon's Testament, he is third in the list of Archangels and Ezra, in his Apocalypse, he addresses God with questions about the judgment of humans and is Uriel sent to answer and instruct him on the truth.
Jewish mystic traditions consider him the angel of Sunday, the angel of poetry and is one of the sacred Sephiroth.
He was described as the destroyer of the armies of Sennacherib and was credited with being the angel who fought with Jacob in Peniel.
In Legends of the Jews, Joseph is presented saying that it was Uriel the angel who gave Jacob a new name, as recounted in Genesis. These texts also show Uriel leading Abraham when he marks the doors of the homes of the Hebrews living in Egypt to protect them from death.
In the book of Adam and Eve, Uriel is identified as the cherub standing at the gates of Eden carrying a burning sword and preventing humans from accessing the Tree of Life. And Uriel was one of the angels who buried Adam and Abel.
The Archangel Uriel in the Coptic Church
The Coptic Church has fully maintained the Septuagint as its Old Testament and has not removed any books. That is why the Coptic Bible has many more books than the bibles of other Christians.
In these books that remain solely in the Coptic Bible, Uriel appears as the Angel of the World and also as the angel of the place of the dead. It is also called "The Angel of Thunder and Tremor, or Fear."
It is also mentioned as one of the four Archangels that are high in the sky and that some interpret as the four cardinal points, but in some fragments found in Qumran, instead of his name is that of Sariel.
In another of the books, Uriel is assigned the role of announcing to Noah the arrival of the Flood, although in other versions Sariel is mentioned fulfilling that mission.
In Christian Angelology, Uriel is identified as Seraph, Cherub, Regent of the Sun, Flame of God, Angel of Divine Presence or Archangel of Salvation.
Sometimes he is also identified as Phanuel, Face of God, and is represented carrying a papyrus scroll that symbolizes his own wisdom. Uriel is considered patron of the arts and Milton was described as the spirit of sharpest vision in the whole sky.
Seen in Mundo Pránico, by Pedro, editor of the White Brotherhood
