Satan in Judaism

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:appearance gptkb:Angel
Obstacle in human path
Prosecutor in heavenly court
gptkbp:appearsIn gptkb:Talmud
gptkbp:associatedWith Yetzer hara (evil inclination)
gptkbp:compatibleWith Eternal damnation
Hell as ruler
gptkbp:contrastsWith Christian concept of Satan
gptkbp:depictedIn Tempter
Heavenly prosecutor
Obstacle to righteousness
gptkbp:function Obeys God
Prosecutes sinners
Tests human beings
gptkbp:hasViewOf Literal being by some Jewish traditions
Metaphorical figure by some Jewish thinkers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Satan in Judaism
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Christian_demonology
Islamic concept of Iblis
Zoroastrianism (in later Jewish thought)
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkb:Book_of_Job
gptkb:Book_of_1_Chronicles
gptkb:Book_of_Zechariah
gptkbp:notIdentifiedAs gptkb:Angel
Devil (as in Christianity)
gptkbp:notPersonifiedAs Red demon with horns
gptkbp:notRebelAgainstGod True
gptkbp:notRecommendedFor Ultimate evil
Independent power
gptkbp:notSourceOfEvil True
gptkbp:notWorshipped True
gptkbp:notWorshippedOrFeared True
gptkbp:origin Derived from Hebrew word 'satan' meaning 'adversary' or 'accuser'
gptkbp:purpose Serves divine justice
Tests faithfulness of humans
gptkbp:role Adversary
Accuser
Agent of God
gptkbp:sometimesCalled gptkb:The_Accuser
gptkb:The_Adversary
Ha-Satan
gptkbp:sometimesIdentifiedWith gptkb:Samael
gptkb:Angel_of_Death
Yetzer hara
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Angels_in_Judaism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7