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Jesus is the name of a Jewish archangel.

Origin
The archangel is modeled on the Jesus figure mentioned in the Septuagint version of Zechariah 6 and 3. The Septuagint describes Jesus as confronting Satan, being crowned king, ‘rising’ from his place below, and building up God’s house, given supreme authority over God’s domain and ending all sins in a single day.

Philo of Alexandria
The writings of Philo of Alexandria attest to the beliefs surrounding this archangel. Referring to Zechariah, Philo says this archangel is the image of God, his firstborn, his agent of creation and high priest.

Philo states, in his On the Confusion of Tongues, states: "‘Behold, the man named Rising!’ is a very novel appellation indeed, if you consider it as spoken of a man who is compounded of body and soul. But if you look upon it as applied to that incorporeal being who is none other than the divine image, you will then agree that the name of ‘Rising’ has been given to him with great felicity. For the Father of the Universe has caused him to rise up as the eldest son, whom, in another passage, he calls the firstborn. And he who is thus born, imitates the ways of his father."

As the origin of Christianity
Via pesher, the beliefs of this archangel could have been combined with Daniel 9, which describes a messiah dying before the end of the world. This could have further been combined with Isaiah 52-53, which describes the cleansing of the world's sins by the death of a servant.