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Uriel (אוּרִיאֵל "My light/torch is/of God", Standard Hebrew Uriʾel, Tiberian Hebrew ʾÛrîʾēl) is one of the archangels of Judaic tradition, and also of certain Christian traditions.
Uriel is the angel of the sun, commands storms and terror, and is in command of the angelic host. He is sometimes associated with the color Green, the direction West, or the element Earth. His symbol is the book (for wisdom) and his name can be translated as "The Fire of God".
Uriel is also the Angel of Thursday, Angel of Poetry, and one of the Holy Sephiroth. He wrestled Jacob on Peniel and lost, told Noah about the upcoming Great Flood, and checked the doors of Egypt for lamb's blood during the plague. He also holds the key to the Pit during the End of Days and led Abraham to the West. Furthermore, Uriel, along with Gabriel, Suryal, Michael, and Raphael, testified on behalf of Humankind during the reign of the Fallen Watchers, the Nephilim, in the Book of Enoch. They represented humanity's case for divine intervention, since the Watchers, led by Samyaza, were devouring mankind and all its fruits.
Uriel appears in the apocryphal Second Book of Esdras where Ezra asks God a series of questions, and Uriel is sent by God to answer them.
In John Allen's independent film, Fallen, Uriel acts as the clever antithesis to Pisti-Sophia, alongside his friend Raziel. The film revolves around the descension of Uriel from the upper echelons of angelic hierarchy when he has an affair with the fallen Lilith. He embarks on a mission to regain his status by besting Pisti-Sophia, the greatest of all angels in her own right, hoping to reclaim his once regal position as "The Fire of God."
Uriel is a patron of the Arts, and is supposed to have beyond perfect sight.
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