Rabbinical texts point to Metatron as the angel who stilled the hand of Abraham, preventing him from sacrificing Isaac. The place and authority of Metatron has been hotly debated, as is seen even within the book. He is seen as sitting in heaven. This is only permitted if one is a deity. He is referred to in the text as “The Lesser YHWH.” YHWH makes up the Tetragrammaton forming the name we pronounce as “Yahweh” or “Jehovah.” The four letters making up the divine name are Yodh, He Waw, He, having the sounds of “Y”, “H”, “W, O, U or a place holder”, and “H.” When “He” ends a word it is
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