This document discusses various religious figures from Judaism, Christianity, and Islam that are often featured in fantasy works, including angels, demons, and mythological beings. It defines the Bath Kol as a heavenly voice that proclaims God's messages. It also mentions the archangels St. Michael and St. Gabriel, Lucifer who is associated with the devil, the first woman Lilith from Genesis, the vampire Dracula, Eve who was Adam's wife, and the biblical giant Goliath who fought David. The figures presented come from religious texts and traditions.
2. Bath Kol(Hebrew: daughter of the voice or daughter of a voice) is a "heavenly or divine voice which proclaims Gods will or judgment, His deeds and His commandments to individuals or to a number of persons, to rulers, communities, and even to whole nations."
3. St.Michael is an archangel in Jewish, Christian and Islamic tradition. He is viewed as the field commander of the Army of God. He is mentioned by name in the Book of Daniel, the Book of Jude and the Book of Revelation.
4. St. Gabriel is an angel who serves as a messenger from God. He first appears in the Book of Daniel in the Hebrew Bible. In some traditions he is regarded as one of the archangels, or as the angel of death.
5. Lucifergenerally refers to the Devil, although the name is not applied to him in the New Testament. The use of the name "Lucifer" in reference to a fallen angel stems from an interpretation of Isaiah 14:320.
6. LilithLegends told about Lilith are ancient. One story is that God created Adam and Lilith. She demanded equality with Adam, failing to achieve it, she left him in anger.
7. Dracula is a centuries-old vampire, sorcerer and Transylvanian nobleman, who claims to be a descended from Attila the Hun. He inhabits a decaying castle in the Carpathian Mountains.
8. Evewas, according to the Book of Genesis, the first woman created by God, and an important figure in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Her husband was Adam, from whose rib God created her to be his companion.
9. Goliath is the Philistine warrior, famous for his battle with the young David, the future king of Israel. Post-Classical Jewish traditions stressed Goliaths status as the representative of paganism, in contrast to David, the champion of the God of Israel.