Angel Of The Day

Note:The angel postings for this section will be coming from the book A Dictionary Of Angels Including The Fallen Angels by Gustav Davidson.

Angel Name:Abachta (Abagtha).

In Rabbinic writings, one of the 7 angels of confusion, the other 6 being Barbonah (Harbonah), Bigtha, Carcas, Biztha, Mechuman, and Zether.

Abachta is also numbered among the "pressers of the winepress." [R.f. Ginzberg, The Legends Of The Jewes IV, 374.]