Three classifications of jewish demons

Goddess2u

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Rabbinical demonology has three classes of, demons, though they are scarcely separable one from another. There were the shedim, the mazziḳim ("harmers"), and the ruḥin ("evil spirits"). Besides these there were lilin ("night spirits"), ṭelane ("shade", or "evening spirits"), ṭiharire ("midday spirits"), and ẓafrire ("morning spirits"), as well as the "demons that bring famine" and "such as cause storm and earthquake"
 

Olsen

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Thanks for sharing this. It's interesting to know that, while Christians have a classification for angels, the Jewish people classify demons. I find it kind of funny how they're categorized according to temporal aspects. I wonder how that works? Do the ẓafrire go to sleep at night, while the lilin sleep during daytime?
 
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