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In the Midrash Konen, he is the ruler of the third [[hell]]. Several sources, such as Yalkut Shimoni (I, 110) describe him as the guardian [[angel]] of Esau relating him to Rome, the one who wrestled with Jacob, the angel who ordered Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, and a patron of Edom. | In the Midrash Konen, he is the ruler of the third [[hell]]. Several sources, such as Yalkut Shimoni (I, 110) describe him as the guardian [[angel]] of Esau relating him to Rome, the one who wrestled with Jacob, the angel who ordered Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, and a patron of Edom. | ||
He is considered in Midrashic texts to be a member of the heavenly host with often grim and destructive duties. One of Samael's greatest roles in [[Judaism|Jewish]] lore is that of the main angel of death and the head of satans. Although he condones the sins of man, he remains one of [[Yahweh|God]]'s servants. He appears frequently in the story of the Garden of Eden and engineered the fall of Adam and Eve with a snake in writings during the Second Temple period. However, the serpent is not a form of Samael, but a beast he rode like a camel. In a single account he is also believed to be the father of Cain, as well as the partner of [[Lilith]]. In early Talmudic and Midrashic literature he is not identified with Satan yet. Only in later Midrashim he is entitled "head of satans." | He is considered in Midrashic texts to be a member of the heavenly host with often grim and destructive duties. One of Samael's greatest roles in [[Judaism|Jewish]] lore is that of the main angel of death and the head of satans. Although he condones the sins of man, he remains one of [[Yahweh|God]]'s servants. He appears frequently in the story of the [[Garden of Eden]] and engineered the fall of Adam and Eve with a snake in writings during the Second Temple period. However, the serpent is not a form of Samael, but a beast he rode like a camel. In a single account he is also believed to be the father of Cain, as well as the partner of [[Lilith]]. In early Talmudic and Midrashic literature he is not identified with Satan yet. Only in later Midrashim he is entitled "head of satans." | ||
==Kabbalah== | ==Kabbalah== | ||