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The angel Metatron as depicted in the Daqa’iq al-Haqa’iq by 14th-century Islamic artist Nasir al-Din Rammal.
Metatron appears in Kabbalistic mystical texts and was considered to be the highest of angels closest to God. In Jewish apocryphal texts and early Kabbalah writings, Metatron is associated with Enoch. He also appears in the Islamic tradition where he is known as Mīṭaṭrūn, the angel of the veil.
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Rammal, N. a. (2021, September 15). Metatron. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14618/metatron/
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Rammal, Nasir ad-Din. "Metatron." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified September 15, 2021. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14618/metatron/.
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Rammal, Nasir ad-Din. "Metatron." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 15 Sep 2021. Web. 21 Feb 2025.
