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Fallen Angels and Satan

Question

Who were the fallen angels? Was Satan one of them?

Answer

In the Jewish tradition, Satan isn’t a “fallen” angel; he’s an angel whose occupation is tempting men to sin, as illustrated in Ch.1 of Job. “Satan” means something like “adversary”; it’s used in that generic sense in Num.22:22. Satan’s proper name is Samael. He guided the serpent in the Garden of Eden to tempt Eve. The angels who fell in Enoch’s time were tempted by human women, as told in Gen.6:1-4. Their leaders were Uza (or Shemchazai) and Azael; the names Uza and Azael may be related to the Azazel of Lev.Ch.16. The Midrash (end of Devarim Rabbah) says that Uza and Azael were punished by being suspended between heaven and earth.

Follow-up questions (2)

Question

Does this mean that fallen angels are those who sinned and were cast down from heaven while angels whose job it is to tempt man (like Samael) works under G-d’s instruction?

Answer

Some malachim (angels) have the job to tempt one away from the righteous path. G-d wants him to do this, or he would not have this ability. It is our job to overcome the temptations. It is also a test for us, a test very few of us pass.

Regards, Eliahu Levenson

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Who is Lucifer (Isaiah 14:12)?

Answer

Please take a look at this post on the subject:
https://www.jewishanswers.org/ask-the-rabbi-1635/lucifer/