Which angels destroyed sodom

The Torah recounts that three angels appeared to Abraham Genesis Later, only two angels go down to Sodom. What happened to the third angel? And what is the significance of three versus two? Although the Torah does not mention the names of the angels that went to visit Abraham, the Talmud tells us they were Raphael, Michael and Gabriel.

Bava Metzia 86b. Throughout most of their interaction, the Torah does not refer to them on an individual basis, but rather as a group, as it is written, "[Abraham] stood over THEM beneath the tree and THEY ate. There are, however, instances in which the angels act as individuals.

For example, only the angel Michael told Sarah that she was going to have a baby Genesis In Sodom, only the angel Raphael told Lot to flee from the city Genesis Similarly, it was only the angel Gabriel that informed Lot that the city was going to be destroyed. From these verses, we can derive that an angel can only perform one mission: Gabriel's mission was to destroy Sodom; Michael's mission was to inform Sarah that she would give birth in a year's time; Raphael's mission was to heal Abraham and save Lot.

Although Raphael's mission included two tasks, they were considered a single mission since they were both acts that saved people. Talmud - Bava Metzia 86b, Rashi - Genesis and This now helps us understand your question: Why did three angels come to Abraham, but only two go to Lot?

The answer is that since Michael's sole mission was to tell Sarah she would become pregnant, he had no business in Sodom. Therefore, upon leaving Abraham's tent he went back to his post at God's Holy Throne. But Gabriel, who was left with his task of destroying Sodom, and Raphael, who was commanded to save Lot, had not yet finished their tasks, and continued to Sodom.

Rashi - Genesis and In Judges 19, a Levite and his concubine rest from their travels in the city of Gibeah in the tribe of Benjamin. A foreigner living in Gibeah offers them hospitality, but "some of the wicked men of the city surrounded the house" and said, "Bring out the man who came to your house so we can have sex with him" Judges Since this man is my guest, don't do this outrageous thing.

Look, here is my virgin daughter, and his concubine. I will bring them out to you now, and you can use them and do to them whatever you wish" Judges Their threat was to rape, and possibly kill -- not to have any kind of romantic encounter.

There are more than 20 references to Sodom and Gomorrah in Scripture after Genesis Only two of them mention sexual sins at all. So I removed them when I saw it. Jude 7 says that Sodom and Gomorrah "gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion.

This phrase likely refers to the attempted rape of angels, given that Jude 6 refers to the Nephilim of Genesis 6 "the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their proper dwelling". Regardless of their wealth and the fact that they served as Hotspot to everyone looking for a better life, God still decided to destroy these states in one of the most horrific form of destruction. Many have speculated that things such as homosexuality, incest, corruption and the idolatry was in fact what angered God and set his eyes on Sodom and Gomorrah.

We can't be sure, but we know that Sodom and Gomorrah was in fact known as the Hotspot for sinners. Well, technically, this article isn't about what caused the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, that will be discussed later. So don't forget to click the follow button. This article is really about the angels who God sent to destroy these great states.

We're they three or two? And what was their names? The bible actually makes it clear that the angels who came down from heaven for that event the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah could just have been three. Perhaps I should just say that the Bible gives us clue as this effect. According to the Bible, three angels visited Abraham Genesis However, only two went down to Sodom and Gomorrah now the question you will be left with as you read is simple, what happened to the third angel?

I must say that the Bible doesn't actually give us the specifics of the names of these angels. However, the Jewish book, known as the Talmud gives us a clearer picture as it states their names to be Raphael, Michael and Gabriel found in Bava Metzia 86b.

From the interaction these angels had with Abraham, well according to the Bible, they were only referred to as a group.