Malaika Mikaeli

Malaika Mikaeli (kwa Kiebrania מִיכָאֵל, Micha'el au Mîkhā'ēl, maana yake Nani kama Mungu; kwa Kigiriki Μιχαήλ, Mikhaḗl; kwa Kiarabu ميخائيل, Mīkhā'īl) anaheshimiwa kama malaika mkuu katika imani ya dini za Uyahudi, Ukristo^[1] na Uislamu.

Mchoro wa Kiorthodoksi wa karne ya 13 uliopo katika monasteri ya Mtakatifu Katerina kwenye Mlima Sinai.

Mchoro wa Guido Reni ukionyesha ushindi wa malaika mkuu Mikaeli dhidi ya Shetani, 1636.

Katika Ukristo

Katika Biblia ya Kiebrania anatajwa mara tatu katika Kitabu cha Danieli (10:13.21; 12:1).

Katika Agano Jipya la Biblia ya Kikristo anatajwa katika Waraka wa Yuda (9-10) na katika Kitabu cha Ufunuo (12:7-12).

Sikukuu yake huadhimishwa tarehe 29 Septemba^[2][3]

Tazama pia

• Watakatifu wa Agano la Kale
• Orodha ya Watakatifu Wakristo
• Orodha ya Watakatifu wa Afrika
• Orodha ya Watakatifu Wafransisko

Tanbihi

1. https://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/21600
2. Martyrologium Romanum
3. Sikukuu ya Kianglikana huitwa “Michael na Malaika Wote” (kwa Kiingereza Michael and All Angels).

Viungo vya nje

• Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Michael
• Jewish Encyclopedia: Michael
• Wilhelm Gesenius and Edward Robinson, A Hebrew and English lexicon of the Old Testament
• A comprehensive dictionary of the English language by Joseph Emerson Worcester
• A pronouncing, explanatory, and synonymous dictionary of English by Joseph Emerson Worcester
• Prophets and Apostles by Joseph Ponessa,Laurie Watson Manhardt
• Connections: a guide to types and symbols in the Bible by Glen Carpenter
• Super Giant Print Dictionary and Concordance by David K. Stabnow
• The Oxford guide to people & places of the Bible By Bruce M. Metzger,Michael D. Coogan
• The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia by Geoffrey W. Bromiley
• All the People in the Bible by Richard R. Losch
• A dictionary of the Bible by Samuel Rolles Driver
• Who's who in the Jewish Bible by David Mandel
• History of Christian names, Volumen 1 by Charlotte Mary Yonge

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