Person · one of several with this name
Michael
Mentioned in 5 verses across 3 books, first in Jude 1:9. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).
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In the Bible
All 1 verse in Jude, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.
Jude
- Jude 1:9
But even the archangel Michael, when he disputed with the devil over the body of Moses, did not presume to bring a slanderous charge against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”
Dictionary
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.
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The title given to one of the chief angels (Dan. 10:13, 21; 12:1). He had special charge of Israel as a nation. He disputed with Satan (Jude 1:9) about the body of Moses. He is also represented as warning against “that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world” (Rev. 12:7-9).