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 Context 

Within religion and philosophy numbers were considered to hold various powers and virtues and this is considered the Doctrine of the Virtue of Numbers. It was once theorized that if someone knows how to make vocal and natural numbers join with divine numbers then that person may utilize their powers and know how to act wonderful things by these number. The number seven is considered to be the most divine of all numbers. The Pythagoreans call it the vehicle of human life, for this number supposedly comprehends body and soul. In the Intelligible world there are seven archangels to stand before God - Zaphkiel, Zadkiel, Camael, Raphael, Haniel, Michael, and Gabriel. Camael is a Hebrew name, as are the other six, and each name is an attribute of God because each of the seven angels govern a sublunary world. In the Celestial world, Camael is the angel of Mars. Camael is also one of the nine angel presidents residing in heaven, and the others are Mettratton, Zaphkiel, Zadkiel, Ophaniel, Raphael, Haniel, Michael, and Gabriel; however, some sources claim there are ten angel presidents and do not recognize Ophaniel, but do recognize Iophiel and Anima Messiah.

 Different Religions 

Other spellings of Camael are used depending on the context of religion. These names include Camiel, Camiul, Chamuel, Kemuel, Khamael, Camniel, and Cancel.

Judaism-Kabbalah

Camael is one of the ten Kabbalistic archangels and is not widely recognized by other denominations of Judaism. Gustav Davidson states that Camael is considered to be the Chief of the Order of Powers as one of the nine angels that rule over the nine hierarchies in heaven. He is also believed to be the archangel of the fifth sephirot or emanation, which are the supposed characteristics of God. Kabbalists believe Camael is one of God’s favorite angels and is one of the Angels of the Presence. There is a phrase “Elohim Gibor” which means “the Mighty God punishing the wicked”. Supposedly when you call upon God in this manner, the spheres of Mars illuminate and it draws forth the elements, and God’s intelligence is drawn from the archangel Camael, the ruler of Samson. According to the Jewish Kabbalah, all of the great patriarchs had a guardian angel and Camael was considered to be Samson’s guardian angel. Louis Ginzberg writes of the Jewish legend about Camael and Moses in his book The Legends of the Jews. This legend states that Moses destroyed Camael when the angel tried to prevent Moses from receiving the Torah at the hand of God. According to The Revelation of Moses, Camael was the leader of the 12,000 angels of destruction. Others variations of the legend may state that Moses was given the Torah from God with the help of Camael, who protects heaven. Richard Webster states in his book, Encyclopedia of Angels, Camael is also sometimes thought to be the dark angel who wrestled with Jacob for a whole night (Genesis 32:24-30).

Christianity

Camael is often ignored in the Christian church, specifically in Catholicism because Camael was included in the Vatican’s ban on the veneration of angels not specifically named in the Bible. Protestant churches also inherited this and they do not recognize Camael for the most part either. However, Protestant denominations do not practice veneration for Saints or Angels. Richard Webster claims that some Christians believe Camael was the angel who comforted Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, although this is usually believed to have been Gabriel.

Occultism

Gustav Davidson claims that in occult lore, Camael is a demon of the nether regions and ranks as the Count of Palatine. When called upon, Camael appears in the form of a leopard on a rock. In Eliphas Levi’s book, The History of Magic, the editor and translator A.E. Waite makes note that in Druid Mythology Camael is thought to be the God of War. This is used as a frequent citation for Camael is occultism enforcing the belief that he is the ruler of Mars and among the governing angels of the seven planets. According to Davidson, Camael is the angel who mediates between the prayers of Israel and the princes of the 7th heaven.

Islam

The Quran names seven specific angels, and beyond those seven angels, no others are acknowledged in the faith. The names of the angels include Gabriel, Michael, Iblis/Elbis, Malcc/Malik, Harut, Marut, and Malaku ‘I-maut who was identified as Azrael. Camael is one of the angels not mentioned in the Quran, and is therefore not recognized by any and all denominations of the Muslim faith.