"sons of gods") – in the general sense of "divine beings." They are also known as kedoshim (qedoshim "holy beings" Ps. 6:2 Job 1:6), more often bene ʾ elohim or bene ʾ elim (lit. Elsewhere angels are called ʾ elohim (usually "god" or "gods" Gen. Apparently for greater clarity, the Bible frequently calls the angel the malʾ akh of God yet the same title is occasionally applied to human agents of the Deity (Hag. This term was rendered in the Greek Bible by angelos which has the same variety of meanings only when it was borrowed by the Latin Bible and then passed into other European languages did it acquire the exclusive meaning of "angel." Post-biblical Hebrew employs malʾ akh only for superhuman messengers, and uses other words for human agents. 32:4) and is sometimes used figuratively (e.g., Ps. It is applied frequently to human agents (e.g., Gen. Malʾ akh (מַלְאַךְ), the word most often used, means "messenger" (cf. These beings are clearly designated by the English word "angel." The terminology of biblical Hebrew is not so exact. These beings serve as His attendants, like courtiers of an earthly king, and also as His agents to convey His messages to men and to carry out His will. Many biblical writers assume the existence of beings superior to man in knowledge and power, but subordinate to (and apparently creatures of) the one God. Jewish Concepts: Table of Contents| Demons & Demonology| Armageddon In the Bible
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