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Astanphaeus
Astanphaeus, printed Astanphæus, in Irenaeus’s Against Heresies 1.30.5: the last name in the reported succession beginning with Ialdabaoth.
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Emmanuel in Matthew 1:23 KJV: the name given for the promised son, interpreted in the verse as “God with us.”
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Elyon in the Jewish Encyclopedia: a divine name used independently and in compounds, including El ’Elyon, glossed “most high God.”
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Behemoth in Job 40:15–24 KJV: a grass-eating creature with a tail compared to cedar and bones compared to brass and iron.
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Beelzebub in Matthew 12:24 KJV: the prince of the devils named in the Pharisees’ accusation against Jesus.
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Adonai as a divine title meaning “my Lord” and a substituted reading for YHWH, in Kaufmann Kohler’s Jewish Encyclopedia article.
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Agla in the Jewish Encyclopedia: a cabalistic sign and acronym from the initials of Attah Gibbor Le’olam Adonai.
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Zazriel in the modernized online presentation of 3 Enoch18:12–13: a great prince who removes his crown and bows before Geburatiel.
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Zehanpuryu in the modernized online presentation of 3 Enoch18:21: a great prince who rebukes the fiery river and pushes it back to its place.
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Zophiel in Milton’s Paradise Lost VI534–545: the swift cherub who returns from scouting and warns the loyal angels of the approaching foe.
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