Hadarniel in the Talmud, is an angel of the heaven of fixed stars, and commander of fire; therefore more than twelve thousand flashes of lightning come from his mouth at every word he utters.. He would. not allow Moses to wander through the air, when the latter came, at the command of God, to receive the law. God chided him, therefore he offered his services, to go before Moses, and announce his words.
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More