the world, and the angel immediately assumed his many responsibilities. The second, more common version claims that he was first a man named Enoch. Since he was exceptionally pious and good, Enoch had been permitted to ascend to Heaven several times. Finally, God decided to transform him into a fiery angel.

Even the name itself has two versions, one spelled with seven letters and the other with six. The Kabbalists explained that the six-letter name represents the Enoch-related Metatron. In contrast, the seven-letter name refers to the primordial Metatron. Despite the elaborate debate, the origin of Metatron's name is unclear.

Metatron is enormously large because when Enoch was transformed, the added wisdom and spiritual qualities caused his height and breadth to equal those of the Earth. The transforma...

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