\b0 Celestial spirit and messenger of God, the word angel comes from the Latin \i angelus,\i0 a transcrip
tion of the Greek \i angelos\i0 which means herald or messenger. This was the term chosen to express the Hebrew word \i malÆak\i0 by those, the Seventy, who were charged with the task of translating the Bible from Hebrew into Greek. \par
The angels,
messengers of God to man, appear in the most ancient stories in the Biblical tradition. The angels speak in the name of God and perform wondrous actions for his sake.\par